Purifying in Malayalam
Purifying is പാവക (pavaka), an adjective from the religious and literary register. It describes whatever cleanses or sanctifies, as fire and sacred water are said to do. Everyday speech rarely reaches for it.
Most common translation
Purifying.
പാവക ജലം കൊണ്ട് കൈ കഴുകി.
pavaka jalam kondu kai kazhuki.
He washed his hands with purifying water.
All Malayalam words for “purifying”
- പാവക (pavaka) — Purifying.
- പാവന (pavana) — Pure, sacred, purifying.
പാവക (pavaka) points to the act of purifying, while പാവന (pavana) describes something already pure and sacred as well as purifying.
Common questions
How do you say purifying in Malayalam?
പാവക (pavaka) is the word for purifying.
Can I use the other listed word instead?
പാവന (pavana) works where you mean both pure and purifying, as of sacred water.