Kathakali in Malayalam
Kathakali is written കഥകളി (kadhakali) in Malayalam, the classical dance-drama of Kerala. The art brings its own vocabulary with it, and പുറപ്പാട് (purappadu) is the moment a character first comes on stage.
Most common translation
Classical dance-drama of Kerala, Kathakali.
ഉത്സവത്തിന് അന്ന് കഥകളി ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
ulsavathinu annu kadhakali undaayirunnu.
There was Kathakali at the festival that day.
All Malayalam words for “kathakali”
- കഥകളി (kadhakali) — Classical dance-drama of Kerala, Kathakali.
- അഷ്ടകലാശം (ashtakalasham) — A form of dance in Kathakali.
- കത്തി (kathi) — Knife, razor, a demoniac character in Kathakali, (idm) a chatterbox who'kills' others by his incessant talking.
- കല്ലടിക്കോടന് (kalldikkodan) — A peak of the Sahyan Mountains, a school of Kathakali introduced by Kalladikottu Nampoodiri.
- പുറപ്പാട് (purappadu) — Beginning of a journey, setting out, preparation, appearance of a character in Kathakali before the story begins.
- പൊന്നാനി (ponnani) — Chief musician in 'Kathakali'.
അഷ്ടകലാശം (ashtakalasham) is a dance form within Kathakali, പൊന്നാനി (ponnani) its chief singer, and കല്ലടിക്കോടന് (kalldikkodan) one of its schools.
Common questions
How do you write Kathakali in Malayalam?
It is കഥകളി (kadhakali).
What is the lead musician called?
പൊന്നാനി (ponnani), the chief musician of a Kathakali performance.