Hunter in Malayalam
A hunter is വേടന് (vedan), a word that also names forest-dwelling hunting communities and turns up in folk tales and temple stories. It sounds traditional rather than modern.
Most common translation
Hunter, aboriginal hill tribe.
കാട്ടിൽ ഒരു വേടന് വില്ലുമായി നടന്നു.
kaattil oru vedan villumaayi nadannu.
A hunter walked in the forest with a bow.
All Malayalam words for “hunter”
- വേടന് (vedan) — Hunter, aboriginal hill tribe.
- ലുബ്ധന് (lubdhan) — Miser, greedy man, hunter, libertine.
വേടന് is the hunter proper, while ലുബ്ധന് (lubdhan) means a miser or greedy man and reaches the hunter sense only in older literary use.
Common questions
How do you say hunter in Malayalam?
വേടന് (vedan) is the word for a hunter.
Does vedan sound old-fashioned?
Somewhat. It carries a traditional, story-telling flavour, since hunting is no longer an everyday occupation in Kerala.