Offerings in Malayalam
Neither item in this entry is the plain word for offerings. നടവരവ് (nadavaru) is the income a temple receives from the offerings of devotees, and പ്രസാദം (prasadham) is what is given back to devotees from an offering. Both describe the surroundings of the act rather than the offerings themselves.
Most common translation
Income received as offerings from devotees.
ഈ മാസം അമ്പലത്തിലെ നടവരവ് കൂടി.
ee maasam ambalathile nadavaru koodi.
The temple's offering income increased this month.
All Malayalam words for “offerings”
- നടവരവ് (nadavaru) — Income received as offerings from devotees.
- പ്രസാദം (prasadham) — Brightness, joy, blessing, remnants of the offerings to God or deity (given to devotees in temples, etc.).
- മടപ്പുര (madappura) — Place of cooking (food offerings to a deity or royal food), kitchen.
നടവരവ് is temple income from offerings, while പ്രസാദം is the blessed remnant handed to devotees.
Common questions
How do you say offerings in Malayalam?
No general word is listed; temple income from offerings is നടവരവ് (nadavaru).
What is prasadham then?
പ്രസാദം (prasadham) is the consecrated food or remnant given to devotees.