Destroyer in Malayalam

Destroyer is അന്തകന്‍ (anthakan) in Malayalam, a weighty word for one who brings an end. Myth and poetry apply it to death and to destroying gods. It is not an everyday term.

Most common translation

അന്തകന്‍ (anthakan)

Destroyer.

കഥയിലെ അന്തകന്‍ ഒടുവിൽ തോറ്റു.

kathayile anthakan oduvil thottu.

The destroyer in the story lost in the end.

All Malayalam words for “destroyer”

naashakan is the plainer agent noun, one who destroys or kills, while mudiyan suggests a prodigal who ruins, and paapanaashi is specifically a destroyer of sins.

Common questions

How do you say destroyer in Malayalam?

Say അന്തകന്‍ (anthakan) for a destroyer.

Which word is plainer?

നാശകന്‍ (naashakan) is, simply one who destroys.