King in Malayalam
King is രാജാവ് (raajaav), the word children meet in stories and adults use for a monarch of any country. The long raa opens it and the final v is barely voiced. It fits history and fairy tale equally well.
Most common translation
King, monarch, sovereign.
രാജാവ് കൊട്ടാരത്തിൽ താമസിച്ചു.
raajaav kottaarathil thaamasichu.
The king lived in the palace.
All Malayalam words for “king”
- രാജാവ് (raajaav) — King, monarch, sovereign.
- പെരുമാള് (perumal) — King, chief, a noble person, Siva, Vishnu.
- മന്നന് (mannan) — King; (idm.) a person who is too much clever, a cheat, a fool.
- മന്നവന് (mannavan) — King.
- രാജന് (raajan) — King, noble or illustrious person.
- നാടുവാഴി (naduvazhi) — Ruler, king, chieftain, ruler of a principality, governor.
- പുരി (puri) — Town, city, capital city, fort, house, body, king, river.
- പ്രജാപതി (prajapathi) — Brahma, sun, king, father, Vishnu, penis.
- അംഗഭൂപന് (amgabhoopan) — King of Anga, Karna.
- അംഗരാജവ് (amgarajavu) — King of the land of Anga, Karna.
- അടിയറ (adiyara) — Fee for buying titles or privileges from a king,.
- ഗിരിരാജന് (giriraajan) — King among mountains, the Himalayas, Maha Meru, mount Govardhana.
- തിരുനാമം (thirunamam) — Holy name, name of a deity, name of a king.
- തിരുമുടി (thirumudi) — The royal head, crown (on the head of a king or deity).
- നഗപതി (nagapathi) — King of mountains, Himalayas.
- നളന് (nalan) — The famous king of Nishadha, husband of Damayanti (H.M).
- രാജകീയ (rajakeeya) — Pert.to king, royal.
- രാജകുമാരൻ (rajakumaran) — Prince; the son of a king, a young royal man.
- രാജവെമ്പാല (raajavembaala) — A kind of large, venomous snake, king Cobra.
- രാജ്ഞി (raajnji) — Queen, a woman who rules a kingdom or the wife of a king; also called raani in everyday speech.
- വാഴിക്കുക (vaazhikkuka) — Instal, appoint as administrator, set up a family, anoint as ruler or king.
- സിംഹാസനം (simhasanam) — Throne, symbol of a king.
raajaav and raajan both mean king, raajan being literary, perumal a royal and divine title, mannan and mannavan poetic words for a king, and naduvazhi the ruler of a small territory.
Common questions
How do you say king in Malayalam?
രാജാവ് (raajaav), king or monarch.
Which word is used in poetry?
raajan, or mannavan, both literary words for a king.