Golden in Malayalam
Golden, meaning made of gold or gold-coloured, is കനക (kanaka). It appears mostly at the head of compounds and in names. Three light syllables, ka-na-ka.
Most common translation
Of gold, golden.
വയലുകൾ കനക നിറത്തിൽ തിളങ്ങി.
vayalukal kanaka nirathil thilangi.
The fields shone in a golden colour.
All Malayalam words for “golden”
- കനക (kanaka) — Of gold, golden.
- ഹിരണ്യം (hiranyam) — Gold, golden, vessel, silver, wealth.
- കനകാവസരം (kanakavasarm) — Golden opportunity.
- പൊന്നാട (ponnada) — Cloth woven with golden thread, such cloth presented to a person as an honour, golden shawl.
- പൊന്കലശം (ponkalasham) — Golden pot, pot made of gold.
- സുവര്ണ്ണജൂബിലി (suvarnnajoobili) — Golden jubilee.
- സുവര്ണ്ണാവസരം (suvarnnaavasaram) — Most suitable opportunity, golden opportunity.
കനക (kanaka) and ഹിരണ്യം (hiranyam) both relate to gold itself, while കനകാവസരം (kanakavasarm) and സുവര്ണ്ണാവസരം (suvarnnaavasaram) mean a golden opportunity, സുവര്ണ്ണജൂബിലി (suvarnnajoobili) a golden jubilee, പൊന്നാട (ponnada) a golden shawl, and പൊന്കലശം (ponkalasham) a golden pot.
Common questions
How do you say golden in Malayalam?
കനക (kanaka), of gold or golden.
How do I say a golden opportunity?
സുവര്ണ്ണാവസരം (suvarnnaavasaram) or കനകാവസരം (kanakavasarm), both meaning a golden chance.