Philosopher in Malayalam
ചിന്തകന് (chinthakan) is a thinker, and it is the word Malayalam uses for a philosopher in ordinary writing. Say chin-tha-kan; it is built on the word for thought.
Most common translation
Thinker, philosopher, astrologer.
അദ്ദേഹം വലിയ ഒരു ചിന്തകന് ആയിരുന്നു.
addeham valiya oru chinthakan aayirunnu.
He was a great thinker.
All Malayalam words for “philosopher”
- ചിന്തകന് (chinthakan) — Thinker, philosopher, astrologer.
- ഏകദൃഷ്ടി (ekadrishti) — One-eyed person, one who sees everything equally, Siva, philosopher, one who concentrates his attention on one object only.
It is wider than English philosopher, taking in any serious thinker and even an astrologer; a philosopher in the strict academic sense is usually named from the word for the systems of philosophy.
Common questions
How do you say philosopher in Malayalam?
Philosopher is ചിന്തകന് (chinthakan).
Who would be called a chinthakan?
Anyone whose work is thinking and writing about ideas, from a social critic to a philosopher proper.