Durga in Malayalam
None of the listed entries is the ordinary name of the goddess Durga, which Malayalam keeps as it stands in Sanskrit. The closest listed word, പാടല (padala), is a rare literary synonym that also means cow and the name of a tree. Treat the rest as related terms rather than equivalents.
Durga, cow, the Lodh tree.
ഞങ്ങളുടെ തോട്ടത്തിൽ പാടല പൂത്തുനിൽക്കുന്നു.
njangalude thottaththil padala pooththunilkkunnu.
The lodh tree stands in bloom in our garden.
All Malayalam words for “durga”
- പാടല (padala) — Durga, cow, the Lodh tree.
- ആഘോരന് (aghoran) — Sivan, a devotee of siva, a devotee of goddess Durga.
- പൂജയെടുപ്പ് (poojayeduppu) — The last day of Navaratri (Saraswathi or Durga puja) on which books and tools of work placed before the goddess for blessings are taken back.
- വിദ്യ (vidya) — Learning, knowledge, scholarship, spiritual knowledge, the Vedas, magic, goddess Durga (H.M.).
പാടല (padala) is a poetic synonym, വിദ്യ (vidya) lists the goddess among many senses, ആഘോരന് (aghoran) names a devotee, and പൂജയെടുപ്പ് (poojayeduppu) is a day of the Navaratri festival.
Common questions
How do you say Durga in Malayalam?
The goddess keeps her own name; the listed പാടല (padala) is only a rare literary synonym.
What is പൂജയെടുപ്പ് (poojayeduppu)?
The closing day of Navaratri, when books and tools are placed before the goddess.