Follower in Malayalam
Malayalam names a follower by naming what the person follows, very often with the ending -vaadi, one who holds a doctrine. So a follower of Advaita is അദ്വൈതവാദി (adwaithavadi). Learn that ending and a whole row of such labels opens up.
Most common translation
Follower of Vedanta or Monism, sophist, monist.
ശങ്കരാചാര്യർ ഒരു അദ്വൈതവാദി ആയിരുന്നു.
shankaraachaaryar oru adwaithavadi aayirunnu.
Shankaracharya was a monist.
All Malayalam words for “follower”
- അദ്വൈതവാദി (adwaithavadi) — Follower of Vedanta or Monism, sophist, monist.
- മുസ്ലിം (muslim) — Muslim. A follower of Islam; also used as an adjective for things relating to Islam.
അദ്വൈതവാദി is a follower of a school of thought, while മുസ്ലിം names a follower of Islam; neither works as a general word for someone who follows a person.
Common questions
How do you say follower in Malayalam?
Malayalam says what is followed, as in അദ്വൈതവാദി (adwaithavadi), a follower of Advaita or monism.
What is a follower of Islam called?
മുസ്ലിം (muslim), the same word also used as an adjective for things relating to Islam.