Men in Malayalam
None of these options is the ordinary plural for men. നരര് (narar) means men or human beings and belongs to literary and poetic registers. The others name particular groups, such as പട്ടാളക്കാർ (pattaalakkaar), soldiers.
Most common translation
Men, human beings.
നരർ എന്നാൽ മനുഷ്യർ എന്നാണ് അർത്ഥം.
narar ennal manushyar ennanu arththam.
Narar means human beings.
All Malayalam words for “men”
- നരര് (narar) — Men, human beings.
- പട്ടാളക്കാർ (pattaalakkaar) — Soldiers; men and women serving in an army, troops, members of the military.
- ഷർട്ട് (shartu) — Shirt; an upper garment with sleeves and buttons, worn by men and women.
narar is the literary plural for human beings, pattaalakkaar is troops, and shartu is simply a shirt worn by men and women.
Common questions
How is men said in Malayalam?
The listed word is നരര് (narar), but it is literary; ordinary speech uses the plural of the common word for man, which is not among these options.
Is narar used in conversation?
Hardly ever. It turns up in verse, hymns and formal prose.