Gurukula in Malayalam
Gurukula itself is a Sanskrit term and no plain Malayalam equivalent is among the options. The closest is അങ്കക്കളരി (ankakkalari), a gurukula-style school where martial arts were taught. An old gurukula for teaching the Vedas could also be called a മഠം (madam).
Gurukula type of school for teaching martial arts.
പണ്ട് കുട്ടികൾ അങ്കക്കളരിയിൽ പരിശീലനം നേടി.
pandu kuttikal ankakkalariyil parisheelanam nedi.
In olden days children got training in the martial arts school.
All Malayalam words for “gurukula”
- അങ്കക്കളരി (ankakkalari) — Gurukula type of school for teaching martial arts.
- മഠം (madam) — Monastery, convent, nunnery, house of a Brahmin, school for teaching the Vedas (holy scriptures), ancient Gurukula.
ankakkalari is the martial training school, while madam is a monastery or Brahmin house that also served as a Vedic school.
Common questions
How do you say gurukula in Malayalam?
The word is used as it is; the nearest Malayalam term is അങ്കക്കളരി (ankakkalari), a gurukula-type training school.
Which word fits a Vedic school?
മഠം (madam), a monastery or house where the scriptures were taught.