Demons in Malayalam
No option listed here is the plain plural demons. The nearest is ആസുര (asura), an adjective meaning pertaining to the asuras of Puranic story, hence demoniacal or wicked. The beings themselves are named by the stem it is built on, which is not a separate entry here.
Pertaining to asuras (demons), demoniacal, devilish, wicked.
കഥയിലെ ആസുര ശക്തി ഒടുവിൽ തോറ്റു.
kathayile asura shakthi oduvil thottu
The demonic power in the story lost in the end.
All Malayalam words for “demons”
- ആസുര (asura) — Pertaining to asuras (demons), demoniacal, devilish, wicked.
- അമൃത മഥനം (amrutha mathanam) — Churning of the sea of milk by Suras(gods) on one side and Asuras(demons) on the other to obtain Ambrosia.
amrutha mathanam is one particular myth, the churning of the sea of milk by gods and demons, rather than a word for demons.
Common questions
How do you say demons in Malayalam?
There is no plain plural among these options; the adjective ആസുര (asura) covers what belongs to or resembles demons.
What is the churning of the milk ocean called?
It is അമൃത മഥനം (amrutha mathanam), the churning by gods and demons to obtain the nectar.