Outcaste in Malayalam
Neither entry here is a straightforward translation of outcaste. ഭടന് (bhadan) carries that sense among several others, chiefly soldier or warrior, and അഹീന (aheena) is its negative, meaning not low and not an outcaste.
Most common translation
Soldier, warrior, outcaste, illiterate person.
കൊട്ടാരവാതിൽക്കൽ ഒരു ഭടന് നിന്നു.
kottaaravaathilkkal oru bhadan ninnu
A soldier stood at the palace gate.
All Malayalam words for “outcaste”
- ഭടന് (bhadan) — Soldier, warrior, outcaste, illiterate person.
- അഹീന (aheena) — Not low or base, not an outcaste.
bhadan is a word of many senses and rarely the first choice for outcaste, while aheena describes someone who is not one.
Common questions
How do you say outcaste in Malayalam?
Only loosely. ഭടന് (bhadan) includes the sense, alongside soldier and illiterate person.
What does aheena mean?
Not low or base, and so not an outcaste.