Devotee in Malayalam
ഭക്തന് (bhakthan) is the Malayalam for a devotee, the word on temple signboards addressing worshippers. The breathy bh at the start matters, so give it a push of air: bhak-than. It is masculine in form.
Most common translation
Devotee, worshipper.
ഒരു ഭക്തന് ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ പാട്ട് പാടി.
oru bhakthan kshethrathil paattu paadi.
A devotee sang a song at the temple.
All Malayalam words for “devotee”
- ഭക്തന് (bhakthan) — Devotee, worshipper.
- പ്രണയി (pranayi) — Husband, worshipper, devotee, sincere friend, lover.
- ആഘോരന് (aghoran) — Sivan, a devotee of siva, a devotee of goddess Durga.
ഭക്തന് (bhakthan) is the plain word for a devotee of any deity. ആഘോരന് (aghoran) refers narrowly to a devotee of Siva or Durga, and പ്രണയി (pranayi) is mainly a lover, with devotee only as a stretched sense.
Common questions
Which Malayalam word means devotee?
ഭക്തന് (bhakthan), used for a worshipper or follower of a deity.
Does ഭക്തന് (bhakthan) cover women too?
The form is masculine and serves as the default on notices, but Malayalam has a separate feminine form when you speak about a woman devotee.