Orphanage in Malayalam
An orphanage is അനാഥമന്ദിരം (anadamandiram), literally a home for those left without support. The term appears on signboards and in official writing. A second word is equally current in Kerala.
Orphanage, poor home.
അവർ അനാഥമന്ദിരത്തിലെ കുട്ടികൾക്ക് പുസ്തകങ്ങൾ നൽകി.
avar anadamandirathile kuttikalkku pusthakangal nalki.
They gave books to the children at the orphanage.
All Malayalam words for “orphanage”
- അനാഥമന്ദിരം (anadamandiram) — Orphanage, poor home.
- യത്തീംഖാന (yatheemgaana) — Orphanage.
അനാഥമന്ദിരം (anadamandiram) is the Sanskritic term and also covers a poor home, while യത്തീംഖാന (yatheemgaana) comes by way of Urdu and Persian and is the form more often seen on Muslim institutions.
Common questions
How do you say orphanage in Malayalam?
അനാഥമന്ദിരം (anadamandiram) is the usual word, and യത്തീംഖാന (yatheemgaana) is also widely used.
Do the two words differ in use?
Mainly in flavour: one is Sanskrit-based and neutral, the other is the word more common among Muslim-run homes.