Relatives in Malayalam
ഉറ്റോര് (uttor) is kinsfolk, the near and dear relatives, and it is the plural form in this list that actually means relatives. It has an old, warm ring to it and turns up in writing about family duty and funerals. Two beats, ending in the chillu consonant.
Kinsmen, near and dear relatives.
വിശേഷ ദിവസങ്ങളിൽ ഉറ്റോർ ഒത്തുകൂടും.
vishesha divasangalil uttor othukoodum.
On special days, close relatives gather together.
All Malayalam words for “relatives”
- ഉറ്റോര് (uttor) — Kinsmen, near and dear relatives.
- അടുത്തവന് (aduthavan) — Relatives, the dear and near ones.
- ഒറ്റത്തടി (ottathadi) — A person with no close relatives, branchless trunk(Of a tree), a bachelor.
- കുടുംബം (kudumbam) — Family, the group of people one lives with, parents, children and close relatives, a household.
- കുടുംബങ്ങൾ (kudumbangal) — Families, households, groups of relatives living together; the plural of kudumbam.
- ബന്ധങ്ങൾ (bandhangal) — Relationships; the connections between people, family ties, friendships and romantic bonds; relations. Connections and dealings between people, families or countries; also relatives.
- ബലിയിടുക (baliyiduka) — Perform obsequies for the souls of departed forefather's, perform funeral rite, rites connected with death anniversary of close relatives.
The plain plural of the ordinary word for a relative is not among these entries; അടുത്തവന് (aduthavan) is singular in form despite its gloss, കുടുംബം (kudumbam) and കുടുംബങ്ങൾ (kudumbangal) mean family and families, ഒറ്റത്തടി (ottathadi) describes a person with no kin, and ബലിയിടുക (baliyiduka) is a funeral rite.
Common questions
How do you say relatives in Malayalam?
ഉറ്റോര് (uttor) for kinsfolk, though everyday speech uses the plural of the ordinary word for a relative.
Which word covers the whole household?
കുടുംബം (kudumbam), the noun for family, including parents, children and the relatives living with them.