Father in Malayalam
Father is അച്ഛൻ (achchan), said ach-chan, the word children use for their own father and the one grammar books give. It serves both as a term of address and as the noun for the man who is one's parent. Among Christian families അപ്പച്ചന് (appachan) is heard in the same role.
Most common translation
Dad, father, the man who is one's parent.
അച്ഛൻ ജോലിക്ക് പോയി.
achchan jolikku poyi.
Dad went to work.
All Malayalam words for “father”
- അച്ഛൻ (achchan) — Dad, father, the man who is one's parent.
- അപ്പച്ചന് (appachan) — Father, grandfather, father-in-law.
- ഉല്പാദകന് (ulpaadhakan) — Producer, manufacturer, maker, procreant, father.
- പ്രജാപതി (prajapathi) — Brahma, sun, king, father, Vishnu, penis.
- അമ്മച്ച്ചന് (amachchan) — Mother's father, grandfather.
- മുത്തച്ഛൻ (muthachchan) — Grandfather, the father of one's father or mother, grandpa.
- മുത്തശ്ശി (muthashi) — Grandmother, the mother of one's father or mother, granny.
- രാഷ്ട്രപിതാവ് (raashtrapithaav) — Father of the nation, founder of a nation.
അച്ഛൻ (achchan) is the general word for father, അപ്പച്ചന് (appachan) is a regional and community variant that can also mean grandfather, and മുത്തച്ഛൻ (muthachchan) is specifically a grandfather.
Common questions
How do you say father in Malayalam?
Say അച്ഛൻ (achchan).
How do you say grandfather?
A grandfather is മുത്തച്ഛൻ (muthachchan), and a grandmother is മുത്തശ്ശി (muthashi).