Deliverance in Malayalam
Deliverance in its religious sense is മോക്ഷം (moksham), the release of the soul from worldly bonds. The word is deeply familiar in Kerala, used in prayer, in philosophy and loosely in speech for being freed from any burden.
Salvation, liberation, deliverance (from worldly bonds), death, shedding, unbinding.
ഒടുവില് ആ പ്രശ്നത്തില്നിന്ന് മോക്ഷം കിട്ടി.
oduvil aa prashnathilninnu moksham kitti.
At last we got deliverance from that problem.
All Malayalam words for “deliverance”
- മോക്ഷം (moksham) — Salvation, liberation, deliverance (from worldly bonds), death, shedding, unbinding.
- ഹാനം (haanam) — Renunciation, abandoning, deliverance, loss, deficiency, escape, danger, defeat, prowess, valour, strength.
മോക്ഷം (moksham) is the live, widely understood word, while ഹാനം (haanam) is rare and bookish and spreads across unrelated senses such as loss, abandoning and escape.
Common questions
How do you say deliverance in Malayalam?
മോക്ഷം (moksham), meaning liberation or deliverance, especially of the soul.
Can moksham be used for everyday relief?
Yes, often half-jokingly, as when someone finally gets out of a long meeting and says they got moksham.