Deity in Malayalam
None of these options is the ordinary Malayalam word for a deity. ലിംഗം (limgam) comes nearest only because its entry lists deity among many senses, chiefly a mark, the Sivalinga and grammatical gender. The rest describe things done for a deity rather than the deity itself.
Mark, Sivalinga (phallus), penis, symbol of male, cause, deity, (gr.) gender.
അപേക്ഷയിൽ ലിംഗം എഴുതണം.
apekshayil lingam ezhuthanam.
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All Malayalam words for “deity”
- ലിംഗം (limgam) — Mark, Sivalinga (phallus), penis, symbol of male, cause, deity, (gr.) gender.
- ആവാഹിക്കുക (aavaahikkuka) — Invoke the deity or evil spirit to enter or possess sb. or sth.
- ഉപഹാരം (upahaaram) — Gift to a superior, offering, present, offering made to a deity.
- തിരുനാമം (thirunamam) — Holy name, name of a deity, name of a king.
- തിരുമുടി (thirumudi) — The royal head, crown (on the head of a king or deity).
- നാമജപം (namajapam) — Repetition of the name of a deity in prayer, chanting.
- നീരാജനം (neerajanam) — A fire or illumination-offering to the deity, worshipping with lamp or light.
- നേരുക (neruka) — Make a vow, offer to a deity.
- നേര്ച്ച (nercha) — What is offered to a god or deity, offering.
- പ്രസാദം (prasadham) — Brightness, joy, blessing, remnants of the offerings to God or deity (given to devotees in temples, etc.).
- മടപ്പുര (madappura) — Place of cooking (food offerings to a deity or royal food), kitchen.
- രക്ഷ (raksha) — Protection, preserving, saving, salvation, charm, talisman, family deity, ashes on the forehead.
- ശക്തി (shakthi) — Strength, cleverness, firmness, vigour, capacity, goddess Lakshmi, Parvathi, Kaali, power of a deity personified as his wife, lance.
ആവാഹിക്കുക (aavaahikkuka) is to invoke a deity, ഉപഹാരം (upahaaram) an offering, തിരുനാമം (thirunamam) a holy name, നാമജപം (namajapam) the chanting of it, നീരാജനം (neerajanam) worship with lamps, and തിരുമുടി (thirumudi) a crown.
Common questions
How do you say deity in Malayalam?
No word here gives it plainly; ലിംഗം (limgam) merely includes deity among its several meanings.
How do I say an offering to a deity?
ഉപഹാരം (upahaaram), a gift or offering presented to a god or a superior.