Orphan in Malayalam
Orphan is അനാഥന് (anathan), said of a child who has lost parents and, more broadly, of anyone left without support. It is the word used in welfare and legal contexts as well as in speech.
Most common translation
Orphan, destitute person.
അവൻ ചെറുപ്പത്തിൽ ഒരു അനാഥന് ആയിരുന്നു.
avan cheruppathil oru anathan aayirunnu.
He was an orphan in his childhood.
Dictionary entry
- അനാഥന് (anathan) — Orphan, destitute person.
The single entry carries both senses at once, the parentless child and the destitute person with nobody to turn to.
Common questions
How do you say orphan in Malayalam?
അനാഥന് (anathan).
Does anathan apply only to children?
Not only. It extends to any destitute person left without protection.