Guest in Malayalam
A guest is അതിഥി (athithi) in Malayalam, a word carrying the old respect for whoever arrives at the door. Formal invitations and speeches prefer it. In everyday talk, someone who has come for a feast or a visit is a വിരുന്നുകാരന് (virunnukaaran).
Most common translation
Guest, a person who visits or stays at one's house, a visitor.
വീട്ടിൽ അതിഥി വന്നു.
veettil athithi vannu.
A guest came to the house.
All Malayalam words for “guest”
- അതിഥി (athithi) — Guest, a person who visits or stays at one's house, a visitor.
- വിരുന്നുകാരന് (virunnukaaran) — Guest.
- വരത്തന് (varathan) — Foreigner, uninvited guest, stranger, vagabond.
- വിടുതി (viduthi) — Rented house, house where one stays as a paying guest, boarding, remission, leave, release, pardon.
athithi is the dignified word for a guest, virunnukaaran the homelier one, while വരത്തന് (varathan) marks an outsider or uninvited arrival.
Common questions
How do you say guest in Malayalam?
Say അതിഥി (athithi), the standard word for a guest or visitor.
What is a paying guest called?
വിടുതി (viduthi) names the rented house or lodging where one stays as a paying guest.