Marriage in Malayalam
Marriage in Malayalam is വിവാഹം (vivaaham), the standard word on invitations, in registers and in the news. Everyday speech just as often says കല്യാണം (kallyanam), the wedding and its celebration. Poetry prefers the elegant പരിണയം (parinayam).
Most common translation
Marriage, wedding.
ചേച്ചിയുടെ വിവാഹം ഞായറാഴ്ച ആണ്.
chechiyude vivaaham njaayaraazhcha aanu.
My elder sister's wedding is on Sunday.
All Malayalam words for “marriage”
- വിവാഹം (vivaaham) — Marriage, wedding.
- പരിണയം (parinayam) — Marriage.
- ബാന്ധവം (bandhavam) — Relationship, marriage, alliance (by marriage), temporary matrimonial alliance.
- സ്വീകരണം (sweekaranam) — Act of receiving, marriage, reception, welcome.
- കല്യാണം (kallyanam) — Auspiciousness, prosperity, celebration, gold, heaven, marriage.
- കല്യാണഘോഷം (kalyaanaghosham) — Marriage celebration, wedding feast.
- കല്യാണമാലോചന (kalyaanamaalochana) — Marriage proposal.
- കെട്ടിക്കുക (kettikkuka) — Give in marriage to, build, have sth. built or tied.
- കൗതുകം (kouthukam) — Interest, curiosity, joy, longing, object of wonder or curiosity, sacred band tied on the hands of the couple during marriage.
- ദാമ്പത്യബന്ധം (daambathyabandham) — Bond of marriage, sexual relations.
- ബന്ധു (bandhu) — Relative, kinsman, a relation by marriage, friend.
- വൈവാഹികം (vaivaahikam) — That which is related to wedding or marriage.
- സ്വയംവരം (swayamvaram) — Choice marriage.
വിവാഹം (vivaaham) is formal and കല്യാണം (kallyanam) colloquial, കല്യാണഘോഷം (kalyaanaghosham) is the wedding feast and കല്യാണമാലോചന (kalyaanamaalochana) a marriage proposal, while ബാന്ധവം (bandhavam) is the alliance formed and സ്വീകരണം (sweekaranam) the reception.
Common questions
How do you say marriage in Malayalam?
Say വിവാഹം (vivaaham).
Which word do people use in conversation?
കല്യാണം (kallyanam), the usual spoken word for a wedding.