Pilgrimage in Malayalam
A pilgrimage is തീര്ത്ഥയാത്ര (theerthayaathra), a journey to a sacred place, from the words for holy water and journey. Say theer-tha-yaa-thra.
Most common translation
തീര്ത്ഥയാത്ര (theerthayaathra)
Pilgrimage.
മുത്തശ്ശി തീര്ത്ഥയാത്ര പോയി വന്നു.
muthashi theerthayaathra poyi vannu.
Grandmother went on a pilgrimage and came back.
All Malayalam words for “pilgrimage”
- തീര്ത്ഥയാത്ര (theerthayaathra) — Pilgrimage.
- തീര്ത്ഥാടനം (theerthaadanam) — Pilgrimage.
- പഴനി (pazhani) — A centre of Hindu pilgrimage in Tamilnadu.
- പുണ്യതീര്ത്ഥം (punyatheertham) — Place of pilgrimage, water of a sacred river, holy water.
- ഹജ്ജ് (hajj) — (Arab.) pilgrimage to Mecca.
തീര്ത്ഥാടനം (theerthaadanam) means the same thing with the stress on the act rather than the journey, and പുണ്യതീര്ത്ഥം (punyatheertham) is the place of pilgrimage itself.
Common questions
How do you say pilgrimage in Malayalam?
Pilgrimage is തീര്ത്ഥയാത്ര (theerthayaathra).
Is there a special word for the Hajj?
Yes. Malayalam uses ഹജ്ജ് (hajj) for the pilgrimage to Mecca.