Opener in Malayalam

One who declares something open is ഉദ്ഘാടകന്‍ (ulghaadakan) in Malayalam, the person who inaugurates a building or an event. It also covers one who reveals or releases something. Note that this is not the word for a bottle opener.

Most common translation

ഉദ്ഘാടകന്‍ (ulghaadakan)

Opener, inaugurator, one who releases or reveals sth.

ഉദ്ഘാടകന്‍ വിളക്ക് കൊളുത്തി.

ulghaadakan vilakku koluthi.

The inaugurator lit the lamp.

Dictionary entry

Only this noun is listed, so the tool sense is missing; ഉദ്ഘാടകന്‍ is a person, the inaugurator.

Common questions

How do you say opener in Malayalam?

Say ഉദ്ഘാടകന്‍ (ulghaadakan), in the sense of an inaugurator.

Does it mean a bottle opener?

No, ഉദ്ഘാടകന്‍ refers only to a person who opens or inaugurates something.