Everyone in Malayalam

Everyone is എല്ലാവരും (ellavarum), from ellam, all. It is one of the most useful words in the language and appears in everything from public announcements to greetings.

Most common translation

എല്ലാവരും (ellavarum)

Everybody, everyone.

എല്ലാവരും ഊണ് കഴിക്കാൻ ഇരുന്നു.

ellavarum oonu kazhikkaan irunnu.

Everyone sat down to eat lunch.

All Malayalam words for “everyone”

അവനവന്‍ (avanavan) means each person taken singly, often in the sense of each to his own, while പ്രകാശം (prakasham) is unrelated: it means light, and is listed here only through a definition about speaking loudly for everyone to hear.

Common questions

How do you say everyone in Malayalam?

എല്ലാവരും (ellavarum), meaning everybody or everyone.

What is the difference from avanavan?

എല്ലാവരും (ellavarum) takes the group together, while അവനവന്‍ (avanavan) picks out each individual, as in each person's own duty.