Money in Malayalam

Money is പണം (panam), the word for cash in notes and coins. It is the everyday term in shops, buses and homes alike, with a short first vowel and a lightly closed final m. Almost anything said about having or lacking money is built around it.

Most common translation

പണം (panam)

Cash, money in notes and coins, ready money; money, cash, the coins and notes used to pay for things.

എന്റെ കൈയിൽ പണം ഇല്ല.

ente kaiyil panam illa

I have no cash with me.

All Malayalam words for “money”

പണം (panam) is money itself and പണക്കാരൻ (panakkaran) a rich man, while പണ്ടം (pandam) leans towards goods and jewellery and നഷ്ടം (nashtam) is money lost rather than money held.

Common questions

How do you say money in Malayalam?

Money is പണം (panam), used for cash of any amount.

What do you call a wallet?

പേഴ്സ് (persu), borrowed from English purse, is the usual word for a wallet that holds money and cards.