Chum in Malayalam
Friends in Kerala are ചങ്ങാതി (changathi), a warm everyday word that matches English chum quite closely. You hear it among schoolmates and all through film dialogue. Say chang-aa-thi, with a long second syllable.
Most common translation
Friend, chum, companion, comrade.
എന്റെ ചങ്ങാതി എന്നും കൂടെ ഉണ്ടാകും.
ente changathi ennum koode undakum.
My friend is always with me.
All Malayalam words for “chum”
- ചങ്ങാതി (changathi) — Friend, chum, companion, comrade.
- സുഹൃത്ത് (suhrith) — Friend, chum, companion.
- തോഴന് (thozhan) — Companion, friend, chum, pal.
ചങ്ങാതി (changathi) is the casual word for a mate, സുഹൃത്ത് (suhrith) the more formal friend used in writing and speeches, and തോഴന് (thozhan) a literary companion now found mostly in songs and older texts.
Common questions
How do you say chum in Malayalam?
ചങ്ങാതി (changathi) — a friendly, informal word for a close companion.
Which word belongs in a formal letter?
സുഹൃത്ത് (suhrith); changathi would read as too chatty in formal Malayalam.