Lotus in Malayalam
For the lotus this list offers only poetic names, of which അംബുജം (ambujam) is the plainest. കമലം (kamalam) and നീരജം (neerajam) stand beside it in verse, temple names and personal names. The ordinary spoken word for the flower in Kerala is not among these options.
Most common translation
Lotus.
കുളത്തിൽ ഒരു അംബുജം വിരിഞ്ഞു.
kulathil oru ambujam virinju.
A lotus bloomed in the pond.
All Malayalam words for “lotus”
- അംബുജം (ambujam) — Lotus.
- കമലം (kamalam) — Lotus, water, pheasant, the indian crane.
- ഹിമം (himam) — Snow, cold, sandalwood, camphor, night, lotus, tin.
- നീരജം (neerajam) — Lotus flower, pearl.
- പത്മവ്യൂഹം (pathmavyooham) — An army arrayed in the form of a lotus flower.
- സൗപര്ണ്ണിക (souparnnika) — Lotus pond.
ambujam, kamalam and neerajam are literary names for the flower, souparnnika is a lotus pond, and pathmavyooham is a battle formation shaped like a lotus.
Common questions
How do you say lotus in Malayalam?
അംബുജം (ambujam), a literary name for the flower.
Are these words used in daily speech?
Rarely; they belong to poetry and names, and the everyday word for the flower is not listed here.