Demon in Malayalam
Temple stories give us അസുരന് (asuran), the Malayalam word for a demon, the mythological enemy of the gods. For a man-eating giant of the epics, the word is രാക്ഷസന് (raakshasan). An evil spirit that haunts is a പിശാച് (pishach).
Most common translation
Demon, the traditional enemy of gods.
കഥയിൽ ഒടുവിൽ അസുരന് തോറ്റു.
kadhayil oduvil asuran thottu.
In the story the demon was defeated in the end.
All Malayalam words for “demon”
- അസുരന് (asuran) — Demon, the traditional enemy of gods.
- ജിന്ന് (jinnu) — Demon, ghost.
- രാക്ഷസന് (raakshasan) — Mythological tribe of cannibal giants, demon.
- വേതാളം (vethaalam) — Genie, demon, evil spirit.
- പിശാച് (pishach) — Evil spirit, devil, demon.
- രാക്ഷസി (raakshasi) — A female demon a demoness, a rakshasa woman.
അസുരന് and രാക്ഷസന് are demons of myth, with രാക്ഷസി (raakshasi) as the feminine, while പിശാച്, വേതാളം (vethaalam) and ജിന്ന് (jinnu) are ghosts and evil spirits.
Common questions
How do you say demon in Malayalam?
Demon is അസുരന് (asuran) in Malayalam.
What is a female demon called?
രാക്ഷസി (raakshasi), a demoness.