Gods in Malayalam
Gods in the plural is ദൈവങ്ങൾ (daivangal); one god is daivam. Malayalam adds -angal to make the plural, so the shape of the word already tells you more than one is meant. It is the neutral term for deities of any tradition.
Gods, deities, divine beings that people worship; the singular is daivam.
അമ്മ എല്ലാ ദിവസവും ദൈവങ്ങളെ തൊഴും.
amma ellaa divasavum daivangale thozhum.
Mother prays to the gods every day.
All Malayalam words for “gods”
- ദൈവങ്ങൾ (daivangal) — Gods, deities, divine beings that people worship; the singular is daivam.
- അമൃത മഥനം (amrutha mathanam) — Churning of the sea of milk by Suras(gods) on one side and Asuras(demons) on the other to obtain Ambrosia.
- അമൃതം (amrutham) — The food of gods.
- അസുരന് (asuran) — Demon, the traditional enemy of gods.
- ആകാശചാരി (aakaashachaari) — One who travels in the air, one of the gods, planet, star, bird, air-traveller.
- ഇന്ദ്രലോകം (indralokam) — The abode of the gods, heaven.
- എഴുന്നരുളുക (ezunnaruluka) — March in a solemn procession (spoken of gods, kings and such distinguished personages).
- ഗന്ധര്വ്വന് (gandharvvan) — A group among gods, demi-god, celestial musician.
- ദേവകുലം (devakulam) — The tribe of Gods.
- നീരാടുക (neeraaduka) — Bathe, wash oneself (said of gods or kings).
- പാരിജാതം (parijatham) — A divine tree (got from the ocean of milk when it was being churned by the Devas (gods) and Asuras according to Hindu mythology), a tree with fragrant flowers, fragrance.
- ബലികൊടുക്കുക (balikodukkuka) — Make a sacrifice (to please the gods), dedicate.
ദൈവങ്ങൾ (daivangal) alone names the gods; the others describe their world, such as ഇന്ദ്രലോകം (indralokam) for heaven, അസുരന് (asuran) for their demon adversaries, അമൃതം (amrutham) for the food of the gods and അമൃത മഥനം (amrutha mathanam) for the churning of the milk ocean.
Common questions
How do you say gods in Malayalam?
ദൈവങ്ങൾ (daivangal) is the plural form; the singular is daivam.
What does അസുരന് (asuran) mean?
A demon, the traditional opponent of the gods.