Respect in Malayalam
Respect is ആദരം (aadaram), the plain noun used for the regard shown to elders, teachers and guests. It opens with a long aa and it appears in set phrases on invitations and in speeches where someone is received with respect.
Respect, reverence, awe.
മുതിര്ന്നവരോട് എപ്പോഴും ആദരം കാണിക്കണം
muthirnnavarodu eppozhum aadaram kaanikkanam
One must always show respect to elders.
All Malayalam words for “respect”
- ആദരം (aadaram) — Respect, reverence, awe.
- ആദരിക്കുക (aadarikkuka) — Respect, honour.
- മാനിക്കുക (maanikkuka) — Respect, honour, be proud, be angry.
- മതിപ്പ് (mathippu) — Esteem, respect, estimation, valuation, what is based on demand.
- സമാദരം (samaadaram) — Honour, respect, reverence.
- ഗുരുത്വം (guruthwam) — Gravity, state of being a preceptor, magnitude, substantiality, difficulty in digesting, respect, esteem.
- നിറം (niram) — Colour, lustre, respect, goodness.
- പ്രതീതി (pratheethi) — Appearance, impression, sense, insight, trust, happiness, respect, fame.
- മാനിത (maanitha) — Pride, haughtiness, honour, respect.
- സമ്മാനം (sammaanam) — Present, prize, respect, honour, adoration.
- അന്യോന്യബഹുമാനം (anyonyabahumanam) — Mutual respect.
- അഭിമാനമുള്ള (abhimaanamulla) — Proud; feeling pleased satisfaction at something of one's own, full of self respect.
- ആദരണീയ (aadaraneeya) — Respectable, worthy of respect.
- ആദരഭാവം (aadarabhaavam) — Expression of respect or reverence.
- ആനമിക്കുക (aanamikkuka) — Bow, salute, show respect.
- കുരുത്തം (kurutham) — Respect/ reverence for elders and preceptors; (fig) luck, good fortune.
- ഗൗനിക്കുക (gounikkuka) — Pay attention to, give consideration, take seriously, give due respect, recognise.
- നിരഭിമാന (nirabhimana) — Having no sense of honour, having no self- respect, unashamed.
- ബഹുമാനം (bahumaanam) — Honor; the respect shown to a person, high regard, a mark of distinction.
- ഭയഭക്തി (bhayabhakthi) — Awe and respect, respect arising out of awe or fear.
- വണക്കം (vanakkam) — Showing respect, humility, reverence, obeisance.
aadarikkuka is the verb to respect and maanikkuka a near synonym with an edge of pride in it, while mathippu is esteem based on worth or valuation; niram reaches this list only through a secondary dictionary sense and normally means colour.
Common questions
How do you say respect in Malayalam?
Say ആദരം (aadaram) for the noun and ആദരിക്കുക (aadarikkuka) for the verb.
Which word means to respect someone?
ആദരിക്കുക (aadarikkuka), the verb formed from the same stem as the noun.