Greeting in Malayalam
A greeting in Malayalam is നമസ്കാരം (namaskaaram), the respectful salutation offered with folded palms. It works on meeting and on parting, in person and on the phone. For welcoming someone to a place or an event, സ്വാഗതം (swaagatham) is the word.
Most common translation
Salutation, prostration, bowing respectfully, greeting, worshipping.
നമസ്കാരം, സുഖമാണോ?
namaskaaram, sukhamaano?
Hello, are you well?
All Malayalam words for “greeting”
- നമസ്കാരം (namaskaaram) — Salutation, prostration, bowing respectfully, greeting, worshipping.
- സ്വാഗതം (swaagatham) — Welcome, greeting, salutation.
- ഹലോ (halo) — Hello; a greeting, used especially when answering the phone.
- അഭിവന്ദനം (abhivandanam) — Respectful greeting.
- കാർഡ് (kaard) — Cards, a card; a printed or plastic card such as a bank card or a greeting card; card, a small stiff piece of paper or plastic such as a bank card or a greeting card.
namaskaaram and അഭിവന്ദനം (abhivandanam) are respectful salutations, swaagatham means welcome, and ഹലോ (halo) is the borrowed hello of telephone calls.
Common questions
How do you say greeting in Malayalam?
Say നമസ്കാരം (namaskaaram), the standard respectful greeting.
What do people say when picking up the phone?
ഹലോ (halo), the Malayalam spelling of hello.