Holy in Malayalam
Malayalam words whose English meaning includes “holy”:
- അദിവ്യ (adivya) — Not very holy, common place, not divine.
- കാശി (kashi) — The holy city of Kashi (Banaras)in North India.
- തിരുനാമം (thirunamam) — Holy name, name of a deity, name of a king.
- തിരുവചനം (thiruvachanam) — Holy words, gospel.
- തിരുസഭ (thirusabha) — The Holy Church (Chr).
- തീര്ത്ഥം (theertham) — Holy water, holy place, ferry, water of the Ganges.
- ദിവ്യന് (divyan) — A heavenly hero, a divine person, a god-man, a holy person, a seer.
- പരിപാവനം (paripaavanam) — Sth. very holy or sacred.
- പുണ്യകാലം (punyakaalam) — Holy or auspicious time (season).
- പുണ്യതീര്ത്ഥം (punyatheertham) — Place of pilgrimage, water of a sacred river, holy water.
- പുണ്യദിനം (punyadinam) — A holy or blessed day.
- പുണ്യവതി (punyavathi) — Holy, virtuous or pious woman, saint.
- പുരാണ (puraana) — Ancient, antiquarian, very old, antiquated, pert. to the Puranas or holy scriptures.
- പുരാണം (puranam) — Sacred or holy poetical work, legend, old history, mythology.
- മഞ്ജരി (manjari) — Bunch of flowers, a tender bunch, climbing vine, holy basil, name of a Dravidianmetre, bouquet.
- മഠം (madam) — Monastery, convent, nunnery, house of a Brahmin, school for teaching the Vedas (holy scriptures), ancient Gurukula.
- മാലാഖ (maalaaga) — Angel, messenger of god; (fig.) holy person with divine qualities, a noble, virtuous woman.
- വിശുദ്ധം (vishuddham) — What is holy, pure, sinless or saintly.
- ശുശ്രൂഷ (shushroosha) — Serving, service, waiting on, attending to, menial service, holy service in the church.
- സമാധി (samaadhi) — Deep meditation, death (of sages, ascetics and holy persons), burial, tomb (of holy persons).
- ഹോമം (Homam) — Offering holy materials to the sacrificial fire while chanting 'mantras'.