Messenger in Malayalam
പ്രേഷകന് (preshakan) is the word for a messenger or envoy, somebody sent with word from another. It is a formal Sanskritic noun rather than something you would hear at a bus stop.
Most common translation
Messenger, envoy, missionary.
രാജാവിന്റെ പ്രേഷകന് കത്ത് കൊണ്ടുവന്നു.
raajaavinte preshakan kathu konduvannu
The king's messenger brought the letter.
All Malayalam words for “messenger”
- പ്രേഷകന് (preshakan) — Messenger, envoy, missionary.
- ദൈവദൂതന് (daivadoothan) — Angel, messenger of God.
- മാലാഖ (maalaaga) — Angel, messenger of god; (fig.) holy person with divine qualities, a noble, virtuous woman.
ദൈവദൂതന് (daivadoothan) and മാലാഖ (maalaaga) both mean angel, a messenger of God, with മാലാഖ (maalaaga) the familiar word in Kerala's Christian usage and also used figuratively of a kind, virtuous person.
Common questions
What is messenger in Malayalam?
പ്രേഷകന് (preshakan), a formal word for a messenger or envoy.
Which word do Malayali Christians use for an angel?
മാലാഖ (maalaaga) in everyday speech and hymns, with ദൈവദൂതന് (daivadoothan) as the more literal, formal rendering.