Renown in Malayalam

പ്രശസ്തി (prashasthi) is renown, the fame a person or a place has earned. The word also names a formal citation of praise, which is why it appears on awards and plaques. Three beats, with the cluster in the middle.

Most common translation

പ്രശസ്തി (prashasthi)

Fame, renown, poem in the form of praise, nobility.

ആ ഗായകന് ലോകമെങ്ങും പ്രശസ്തി ഉണ്ട്.

aa gaayakanu lokamengum prashasthi undu.

That singer has fame all over the world.

All Malayalam words for “renown”

പ്രഖ്യാതി (prakhyaathi) and വിഖ്യാതി (vikhyaathi) are bookish words for renown, and യശസ്സ് (yashass) is glory in the epic sense, used of heroes and kings rather than of a well known doctor.

Common questions

How do you say renown in Malayalam?

പ്രശസ്തി (prashasthi), the common noun for fame.

Does പ്രശസ്തി (prashasthi) have another meaning?

Yes. It also means a written citation in praise of someone, the text read out when an honour is given.