Obeisance in Malayalam
Obeisance is വണക്കം (vanakkam), the bow or respectful gesture made before an elder, a teacher or a deity. It names both the act and the humility behind it. Three short syllables, va-nak-kam.
Most common translation
Showing respect, humility, reverence, obeisance.
വണക്കം നമ്മുടെ സംസ്കാരത്തിന്റെ ഭാഗമാണ്.
vanakkam nammude samskaarathinte bhaagamaanu.
Showing respect is part of our culture.
All Malayalam words for “obeisance”
- വണക്കം (vanakkam) — Showing respect, humility, reverence, obeisance.
- ഏത്തം (eatham) — Obeisance, praise, a kind of punishment for wrong-doing, a device to draw water.
- ഭക്തി (bhakthi) — Piety, devotion, affectionate obeisance, separation, faith, relation.
വണക്കം (vanakkam) is the respectful bow, ഭക്തി (bhakthi) the devotion that prompts it, and ഏത്തം (eatham) the prostration performed at temples.
Common questions
How do you say obeisance in Malayalam?
വണക്കം (vanakkam), obeisance, reverence or respect shown.
What is the temple act of prostration called?
ഏത്തം (eatham), obeisance made as a ritual act.