Devotees in Malayalam
Neither entry here is the plain word for devotees, but both come from temple life. പ്രസാദം (prasadham) is the blessed offering handed back to devotees after worship, and every Malayali uses it. Say pra-saa-dham, with a breathy dh.
Brightness, joy, blessing, remnants of the offerings to God or deity (given to devotees in temples, etc.).
അവളുടെ മുഖത്ത് പ്രസാദം കണ്ടു.
avalude mukhaththu prasadham kandu.
A brightness was seen on her face.
All Malayalam words for “devotees”
- പ്രസാദം (prasadham) — Brightness, joy, blessing, remnants of the offerings to God or deity (given to devotees in temples, etc.).
- നടവരവ് (nadavaru) — Income received as offerings from devotees.
പ്രസാദം is what devotees receive, and it also means grace or a bright mood, while നടവരവ് (nadavaru) is temple accounting language for the income that comes in from devotees.
Common questions
How do you say devotees in Malayalam?
The word for the devotees themselves is not among these entries; the nearest is പ്രസാദം (prasadham), what devotees receive at a temple.
Where is nadavaru used?
In temple administration, for the offerings collected from devotees and counted as income.