Guard in Malayalam

Guard in the sense of watch or protection is കാവല്‍ (kaaval), with a long first vowel: kaa-val. Someone keeping watch is said to be on കാവല്‍, and the person doing it is a കാവല്‍ക്കാരന്‍.

Most common translation

കാവല്‍ (kaaval)

Guard, watch, vigil, custody.

രാത്രി മുഴുവൻ അവൻ കാവല്‍ നിന്നു.

raathri muzhuvan avan kaaval ninnu.

He stood guard all night.

All Malayalam words for “guard”

കാവല്‍ (kaaval) is the duty of guarding; കാവല്‍ക്കാരന്‍ (kaavalkkaran) is the guard himself; പാറാവ്‌ (paaraav) is guard duty in a military or police sense; and കാക്കുക (kakkuka) and രക്ഷിക്കുക (rakshikkuka) are the verbs for protecting or watching over.

Common questions

What is the Malayalam word for guard?

The duty of guarding is കാവല്‍ (kaaval).

What do I call a security guard at a gate?

കാവല്‍ക്കാരന്‍ (kaavalkkaran), the word for a watchman on duty.