Parish in Malayalam
A church parish is പള്ളിയിടവക (palliyidavaka), the word Kerala Christians use for the local congregation and the area it covers. The same word serves for a diocese.
Most common translation
Parish, diocese.
ഞങ്ങളുടെ പള്ളിയിടവക ഇന്ന് പെരുന്നാൾ നടത്തുന്നു.
njangalude palliyidavaka innu perunnaal nadathunnu.
Our parish is holding the feast today.
Dictionary entry
- പള്ളിയിടവക (palliyidavaka) — Parish, diocese.
The single entry spans parish and diocese, so the scale being talked about is read from the context.
Common questions
How do you say parish in Malayalam?
പള്ളിയിടവക (palliyidavaka).
Does it mean the church building?
No. It is the congregation and its territory, not the building.