Fate in Malayalam
Fate as the lot that falls to a person is തലവിധി (thalavidhi), said tha-la-vi-dhi. It is the word people use when speaking of their own destiny, often with resignation about hardship. The broader term വിധി (vidhi) carries the same idea and much more besides.
Most common translation
Fate, destiny.
ഇതെന്റെ തലവിധി എന്ന് അവന് പറഞ്ഞു.
ithente thalavidhi ennu avan paranju.
He said this is his fate.
All Malayalam words for “fate”
- തലവിധി (thalavidhi) — Fate, destiny.
- യോഗവിധി (yogavidhi) — Fate, destiny, what is pre-ordained.
- വിധി (vidhi) — Fate, destiny, fortune, nemesis, Karma, result of one's Karma (deed) in the previous birth, order, Brahma, law, rule, verdict, judgement.
- ഈശ്വരകല്പന (eeshwarakalpana) — Destiny, fate, dispensation of God.
- ദൈവകല്പ്പന (daivakalppana) — God's will, command of God, fate.
- യോഗം (yogam) — Meeting, assembly, copulation, path to salvation, meditation, fate, luck, means, method, effort, prohibition.
തലവിധി (thalavidhi) is one's personal lot, വിധി (vidhi) ranges from fate to law and judgement, and ഈശ്വരകല്പന (eeshwarakalpana) and ദൈവകല്പ്പന (daivakalppana) present fate as the will of God.
Common questions
How do you say fate in Malayalam?
Say തലവിധി (thalavidhi) for the fate allotted to a person.
Which word presents fate as God's will?
ദൈവകല്പ്പന (daivakalppana), the command or will of God.