Man in Malayalam
Spoken Malayalam most often says ആൾ (aal) for a man in the loose sense of a fellow or a guy. The literary word for man, പുമാന് (puman), carries the added sense of protector and belongs to poetry and formal prose. Which you pick depends mostly on register.
Most common translation
Guy, a man, a fellow, a chap.
ആ ആൾ നല്ല മനുഷ്യനാണ്.
aa aal nalla manushyanaanu.
That guy is a good man.
All Malayalam words for “man”
- ആൾ (aal) — Guy, a man, a fellow, a chap.
- പുമാന് (puman) — Man, protector.
- മനുഷ്യന്‍ (manushyan) — Man.
- മനുഷ്യ (manushy) — Human, to man.
- അച്ഛൻ (achchan) — Dad, father, the man who is one's parent.
- അദ്ധ്യാപകന്‍ (adhyapakan) — Teacher, instructor, man teacher.
- അന്യപുരുഷന്‍ (anyapurushan) — Another man.
- അമരക്കാരന്‍ (amarakkaran) — The man at the helm.
- അളിയാ (aliya) — Dude; the casual word friends use to address each other in Kerala, roughly man or mate.
- അവിവാഹിതന്‍ (avivahithan) — Unmarried man, bachelor.
- ആദാം (adam) — Adam, the first man.
- ആൺ (aan) — Male; of the man or boy sex, a male person or animal.
- ഇടത്തരക്കാരന്‍ (idatharakkaaran) — The middle class man, ordinary, common man.
- ഇടനിലക്കാരന്‍ (idanilakkaaran) — Middle man, broker, agent.
- ഇവന്‍ (ivan) — This man, this fellow.
- ഉത്തരവാദി (utharavaadi) — Responsible man or person, answerable individual.
- എന്നവന്‍ (ennavan) — A person having the name, a man called, that man, alias.
- എലുമ്പന്‍ (elumban) — A lean man, an emaciated man.
- ഏകന്‍ (ekan) — A single person, chief, an eminent person, a helpless man, some unknown person, loner.
- ഏകാധിപത്യം (ekaadhipathyam) — Rule of one man, dictatorship, autocracy.
- ഏഴ (eazha) — Beggar, poor, helpless man, a destitute person, ignoramus.
- ഒരുത്തന്‍ (oruthan) — One man, someone, somebody.
- കട്ടയന്‍ (kattayan) — Short, stout man, midget, a podgy person.
- കണ്ണു പൊട്ടന്‍ (kannupottan) — Blind man.
- കണ്ണുപൊട്ടന്‍ (kannupottan) — Blind man.
- കിഴവന്‍ (kizhavan) — Old man.
- കുശുമ്പന്‍ (kushumban) — A jealous man.
- കൂട്ടുകാരൻ (koottukaaran) — Fellow, a companion or mate, the man one works, studies or travels with.
- കോപശീലന്‍ (kopasheelan) — Hot-tempered man.
- കൗശലക്കാരന്‍ (koushalakkaran) — Cunning or crafty man.
- ഘാതകന്‍ (ghathakan) — Killer, murderer, wicked or cruel man (fem.murderess).
- ജാതകപ്പൊരുത്തം (jaathakapporutham) — Agreement of the horoscopes of a man and a woman who are going to marry, agreement of bridal horoscopes.
- ദയാലു (dayaalu) — Kindhearted man, generous, merciful.
- ദുഃഖിതന്‍ (dugithan) — A grief stricken man.
- ദുരാത്മാവ്‌ (duraathmaav) — Wicked man or person.
- ദുര്‍ബ്ബലന്‍ (durbbalan) — A weak man, a powerless man.
- ദുഷ്ടന്‍ (dushtan) — Wicked man.
- ധനവാന്‍ (dhanavaan) — Rich man.
- ധനികന്‍ (dhanikan) — A rich man.
- ധന്യന്‍ (dhanyan) — Lucky man, gratified man.
- ധൂര്‍ത്തന്‍ (dhoorthan) — Spendthrift, rogue, libertine, deceitful man, gambler.
- നിര്‍ഗ്ഗതി (nirggathi) — A man of poverty, indigence, poverty.
- നിര്‍ദ്ദോഷി (nirddoshi) — Harmless or innocent man.
- നിര്‍ദ്ധനന്‍ (nirddhanan) — Penurious man, poor man, a man of poverty.
- പട്ടാളക്കാരൻ (pattalakkaran) — Soldier, army man; a member of the armed forces.
- പണക്കാരന്‍ (panakkaaran) — Wealthy or affluent man, rich man.
- പണ്ഡിതന്‍ (pandithan) — Learned or wise man, physician.
- പരേതന്‍ (parethan) — The dead, dead man.
- പഴുപ്പന്‍ (pazhuppan) — A bilious, unhealthy man; (idm.) a spiritless, dull man, a useless, clumsy fellow.
- പൈസക്കാരന്‍ (paisakkaran) — Rich or affluent man.
- പൊങ്ങച്ചക്കാരന്‍ (pongachakkaran) — Boaster, vainglorious man, conceited man.
- പ്രതാപവാന്‍ (prathapavan) — Dignified, prosperous or pompous man.
- പ്രാപ്തന്‍ (praapthan) — A capable man, a competent man.
- പ്രിയന്‍ (priyan) — A beloved man, husband, lover (fem.).
- ബലവാന്‍ (balavan) — Strong or robust or sturdy man.
- ബുദ്ധിമാന്‍ (buddhimaan) — An intelligent or wise man.
- ബുദ്ധിശാലി (buddhishaali) — Intelligent/wise man.
- ഭാഗ്യവാന്‍ (bhaagyavaan) — Lucky or fortunate man.
- ഭാര്യ (bhaarya) — Wife, the woman a man is married to.
- ഭ്രാന്തന്‍ (bhraanthan) — Mad man, lunatic.
ആൾ (aal) is neutral and everyday, പുമാന് (puman) elevated, and the rest name specific men: ഭർത്താവ് (bharthaavu) a husband, അച്ഛൻ (achchan) a father, പട്ടാളക്കാരൻ (pattalakkaran) a soldier, അദ്ധ്യാപകന്‍ (adhyapakan) a teacher and അന്യപുരുഷന്‍ (anyapurushan) another man.
Common questions
How do you say man in Malayalam?
In ordinary speech, ആൾ (aal).
Is there a formal word for man?
പുമാന് (puman), which is literary and also means protector.