Christian in Malayalam
A Christian, meaning a follower of Christianity, is ക്രിസ്ത്യാനി (kristhyaani) in Malayalam. It is the ordinary community word, used in everyday conversation across Kerala, where Christians have lived for many centuries. Say it kris-thyaa-ni, with a long aa.
Christian; a person who follows Christianity, of the Christian faith.
അവരുടെ കുടുംബം ക്രിസ്ത്യാനിയാണ്.
avarude kudumbam kristhyaaniyaanu.
Their family is Christian.
All Malayalam words for “christian”
- ക്രിസ്ത്യാനി (kristhyaani) — Christian; a person who follows Christianity, of the Christian faith.
- അച്ചന് (achan) — Venerable person, a title of nobility, a christian priest.
- കുമ്പസാരം (kumbasaram) — Confession before a Christian priest, confession.
- ക്രിസ്മസ് (krismas) — Christmas, the Christian festival on the twenty-fifth of December that marks the birth of Jesus.
- പള്ളി (palli) — Christian church, shrine, mosque, palace, royal property, school.
- മാനസാന്തരപ്പെടുക (maanasaantharappeduka) — Accept the Christian way of life after confession.
- വികാരി (vikaari) — Christian priest.
Taken one by one, kristhyaani names the person; പള്ളി (palli) is a church, കുമ്പസാരം (kumbasaram) is confession, വികാരി (vikaari) is a priest, and ക്രിസ്മസ് (krismas) is Christmas, so the rest of the list is vocabulary around the faith rather than words for a Christian.
Common questions
How do you say Christian in Malayalam?
Christian is ക്രിസ്ത്യാനി (kristhyaani).
Which word do I use for a church?
പള്ളി (palli), which covers a Christian church and, in older usage, other places of worship as well.