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

രാജാവ് (raajaav)

King, monarch, sovereign.

രാജാവ് കൊട്ടാരത്തിൽ താമസിച്ചു.

raajaav kottaarathil thaamasichu.

The king lived in the palace.

All Malayalam words for “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.