Offering in Malayalam
An offering promised or given to a god is നേര്ച്ച (nercha), the word behind the festival offerings at temples, churches and mosques in Kerala. It carries the sense of a vow kept.
What is offered to a god or deity, offering.
നേർച്ചയായി അവർ പായസം വിതരണം ചെയ്തു.
nerchayayi avar payasam vitharanam cheythu.
They distributed payasam as an offering.
All Malayalam words for “offering”
- നേര്ച്ച (nercha) — What is offered to a god or deity, offering.
- ഉപഹാരം (upahaaram) — Gift to a superior, offering, present, offering made to a deity.
- അമ്പല മൂരി (ambala moori) — Bull given as an offering to a temple.
- ആശംസനം (aashamsanam) — Offering blessings.
- ഉപഹരണം (upaharanam) — Offering a gift, bringing near.
- ക്രിയാവിധി (kriyaavidhi) — The order of performing rituals, mode of performing or offering sacrifices.
- പുഷ്പാര്ച്ചന (pushparchana) — Floral offering.
- പൂജനം (poojanam) — Worshipping, ceremonial offering to God.
- പൊങ്കാല (ponkaala) — Worshipping sun-god, goddesses, etc. with offering of rice boiled with jaggery, ghee, etc.
- വഴിപാട് (vazhipaad) — Offering (to a temple, church, etc.).
- ഹോമം (Homam) — Offering holy materials to the sacrificial fire while chanting 'mantras'.
നേര്ച്ച (nercha) is what a devotee offers, ഉപഹാരം (upahaaram) and ഉപഹരണം (upaharanam) are formal presents, പൂജനം (poojanam) is the act of worship, പുഷ്പാര്ച്ചന (pushparchana) a floral offering, ക്രിയാവിധി (kriyaavidhi) the ritual order, ആശംസനം (aashamsanam) the offering of blessings, and അമ്പല മൂരി (ambala moori) a bull given to a temple.
Common questions
How do you say offering in Malayalam?
നേര്ച്ച (nercha) is the usual word for a religious offering.
What if I mean a gift to a person?
Then use ഉപഹാരം (upahaaram), a present offered to someone, often a guest or a superior.