Diamond in Malayalam
Diamond is വജ്രം (vajram), and the same word names the thunderbolt of Indra, which is why it also suggests something unbreakable. Jewellers and poets both use it.
Most common translation
Diamond, thunderbolt, Lord Indra's weapon (H.M.).
വജ്രം വളരെ വിലയേറിയ കല്ലാണ്.
vajram valare vilayeriya kallaanu.
Diamond is a very precious stone.
Dictionary entry
- വജ്രം (vajram) — Diamond, thunderbolt, Lord Indra's weapon (H.M.).
വജ്രം (vajram) covers the gemstone and, in mythology and compounds, the thunderbolt, so in religious texts it rarely refers to jewellery.
Common questions
How do you say diamond in Malayalam?
വജ്രം (vajram) is the word for a diamond.
Why is it also a weapon?
Because its core sense is hardness, the thunderbolt of Indra is called വജ്രം (vajram) for being irresistible.