Devotion in Malayalam
Religious devotion is ഭക്തി (bhakthi), a word known across India and central to the temple and church culture of Kerala alike. Start with an aspirated bh and keep the th unaspirated: bhak-thi. It also describes wholehearted loyalty to a person or a cause.
Piety, devotion, affectionate obeisance, separation, faith, relation.
മുത്തശ്ശി ഭക്തിയോടെ വിളക്ക് വെച്ചു.
muthashi bhakthiyode vilakku vechu.
Grandmother lit the lamp with devotion.
All Malayalam words for “devotion”
- ഭക്തി (bhakthi) — Piety, devotion, affectionate obeisance, separation, faith, relation.
- പരായണം (paraayanam) — Main motive, devotion, hereditary custom or traditional order.
- പ്രണയം (pranayam) — Affection, love, sexual love, faith, devotion.
- ശ്രദ്ധ (shraddha) — Attention, faith, interest, devotion.
- ഭക്തിപൂര്വ്വം (bhakthipoorvam) — Piously, with devotion, reverentially, respectfully.
ഭക്തി is devotion itself and ഭക്തിപൂര്വ്വം (bhakthipoorvam) the adverb, with devotion; ശ്രദ്ധ (shraddha) is careful attention, പ്രണയം (pranayam) is romantic love, and പരായണം (paraayanam) is a formal word for being given over to one thing.
Common questions
How do you say devotion in Malayalam?
ഭക്തി (bhakthi), used for religious devotion and for deep loyalty.
How do I say something was done with devotion?
ഭക്തിപൂര്വ്വം (bhakthipoorvam) is the ready-made adverb for that, and it is common in religious writing.