Muni in Malayalam

Muni passes into Malayalam unchanged as മുനി (muni), an ascetic or sage. It is used both as a general term and in names such as Bharata Muni.

Most common translation

മുനി (muni)

Ascetic, sanyasin, Rishi, Buddha, Muni, Bharata Muni.

കാട്ടിൽ ഒരു മുനി ധ്യാനിച്ചിരുന്നു.

kaattil oru muni dhyaanichirunnu.

An ascetic was meditating in the forest.

All Malayalam words for “muni”

മുനി (muni) is the sage himself, മൗനി (mouni) one who keeps silence, and മൗനം (mounam) the vow of silence such a figure keeps.

Common questions

How do you say muni in Malayalam?

The word is മുനി (muni).

What is the vow of silence called?

മൗനം (mounam) is silence kept as a religious vow.