Daughter in Malayalam
Daughter is മകൾ (makal) in Malayalam, the ordinary word used in every household. It applies to a female child of any age, as the English word does. You find it in conversation and on official forms alike.
Most common translation
Daughter, a female child of a parent, a girl of the family.
എന്റെ മകൾ പാട്ട് പാടും.
ente makal paattu paadum.
My daughter sings songs.
All Malayalam words for “daughter”
- മകൾ (makal) — Daughter, a female child of a parent, a girl of the family.
- ആത്മജ (athmaja) — Daughter.
- പുത്രി (puthri) — Daughter.
- മകള് (makal) — Daughter.
- അംഗജ (amgaja) — Born of the body, daughter.
- കുട്ടി (kutti) — Child, a young boy or girl; also a son or daughter; kid, a child, a young boy or girl.
puthri, athmaja and amgaja are formal or literary words for a daughter, while kutti is simply a child, boy or girl.
Common questions
What is daughter in Malayalam?
Say മകൾ (makal) for daughter.
Is there a formal word for daughter?
Yes, പുത്രി (puthri) is the formal, Sanskrit-derived term.