Prostration in Malayalam
Prostration as an act of respect is നമസ്കാരം (namaskaaram), the same word Malayalis use as a greeting. In temples it means going down fully before the deity; said to a person with folded hands it is simply a respectful hello. Say na-mas-kaa-ram.
Salutation, prostration, bowing respectfully, greeting, worshipping.
നമസ്കാരം, സുഖമാണോ?
namaskaaram, sukhamaano?
Hello, are you well?
All Malayalam words for “prostration”
- നമസ്കാരം (namaskaaram) — Salutation, prostration, bowing respectfully, greeting, worshipping.
- അഭിവാദനം (abhivadanam) — Salutation, prostration.
- ആനമനം (aanamanam) — Bowing, prostration.
- നിസ്കാരം (niskaaram) — Act of prostrating, worship, prostration.
നമസ്കാരം (namaskaaram) is both the bow and the greeting. അഭിവാദനം (abhivadanam) is a formal salutation, ആനമനം (aanamanam) is the bending itself, and നിസ്കാരം (niskaaram) is the word Kerala Muslims use for the daily ritual prayer.
Common questions
How do you say prostration in Malayalam?
Say നമസ്കാരം (namaskaaram), which covers prostration, bowing respectfully and greeting.
Is നിസ്കാരം (niskaaram) the same thing?
No. It names the Muslim ritual prayer with its prostrations, so it belongs to that religious context specifically.