Illustrious in Malayalam
What Malayalam offers here is a noun rather than an adjective. പ്രവരന് (pravaran) means an illustrious person, a chief or the head of a clan, so it names the eminent man instead of describing the quality.
Most common translation
Illustrious person, chief, leader, chief of a clan.
അദ്ദേഹം നാട്ടിലെ പ്രവരനാണ്.
addeham naattile pravaranaanu.
He is the chief of the region.
All Malayalam words for “illustrious”
- പ്രവരന് (pravaran) — Illustrious person, chief, leader, chief of a clan.
- രാജന് (raajan) — King, noble or illustrious person.
പ്രവരന് (pravaran) and രാജന് (raajan) are both nouns and both literary, and രാജന് is first of all a king, becoming a noble or illustrious figure only by extension.
Common questions
How do you say illustrious in Malayalam?
No listed word is the adjective. പ്രവരന് (pravaran) is the closest and means an illustrious person.
Can raajan be used for someone who is not a king?
In praise and poetry, yes, but its plain meaning stays king, so രാജന് (raajan) on its own will be read that way.