Mediator in Malayalam
Someone who settles a dispute between two parties is a മദ്ധ്യസ്ഥന് (maddhyasthan). The word also means an impartial man, a middleman or an arbitrator. Reports of talks and settlements reach for it first.
Most common translation
Mediator, neutral or impartial man, middleman, arbitrator, an intermediary, Siva.
തര്ക്കം തീര്ക്കാന് മദ്ധ്യസ്ഥന് ശ്രമിച്ചു.
tharkkam theerkkan maddhyasthan shramichu.
The mediator tried to settle the dispute.
All Malayalam words for “mediator”
- മദ്ധ്യസ്ഥന് (maddhyasthan) — Mediator, neutral or impartial man, middleman, arbitrator, an intermediary, Siva.
- പൊതുവാള് (pothuval) — A caste among temple servants, mediator.
maddhyasthan is the general mediator, while പൊതുവാള് (pothuval) is a caste name among temple servants that came to be used for a go-between in that setting.
Common questions
How is mediator said in Malayalam?
മദ്ധ്യസ്ഥന് (maddhyasthan) is the word for a mediator or arbitrator.
Is pothuval a word for mediator?
Only in a narrow, older sense, since it names a temple-service caste, so maddhyasthan is the safe choice.