Disciple in Malayalam
Disciple is ശിഷ്യന് (shishyan) in Malayalam, the pupil of a teacher or spiritual master. The teacher-disciple pair is a fixed one in Kerala usage, and this is the word on the pupil's side. It is masculine in form, with a separate feminine counterpart in use.
Most common translation
Pupil, student, disciple, servant.
അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ ശിഷ്യന് ഇപ്പോൾ അധ്യാപകനാണ്.
addehathinte shishyan ippol adhyaapakanaanu.
His pupil is now a teacher.
All Malayalam words for “disciple”
- ശിഷ്യന് (shishyan) — Pupil, student, disciple, servant.
- വിദ്യാര്ത്ഥി (vidyaarthi) — Student, scholar, disciple.
വിദ്യാര്ത്ഥി (vidyaarthi) is a student in the school or college sense, so it lacks the personal bond that ശിഷ്യന് (shishyan) implies.
Common questions
How do you say disciple in Malayalam?
Use ശിഷ്യന് (shishyan).
What is the word for a student?
വിദ്യാര്ത്ഥി (vidyaarthi), a student or scholar.