Respectable in Malayalam
Respectable in the sense of worthy of respect is ആദരണീയ (aadaraneeya). It is the adjective used before names and titles in formal address. Both long aa vowels are given their full value.
Most common translation
Respectable, worthy of respect.
ആദരണീയനായ ഒരു അധ്യാപകനാണ് അദ്ദേഹം
aadaraneeyanaaya oru adhyaapakanaanu addeham
He is a respectable teacher.
All Malayalam words for “respectable”
- ആദരണീയ (aadaraneeya) — Respectable, worthy of respect.
- ഉത്തമന് (uthaman) — Noble person, respectable person, Vishnu.
- തറവാട് (tharavaad) — (ancestral) matriarchal family, ancestral family, old or respectable family or household.
- മഹനീയ (mahaneeya) — A noble, great or respectable woman.
- മാന്യന് (maanyan) — Respectable person.
- മാന്യൻ (maanyan) — Gentleman, a well-mannered man, a respectable person.
ആദരണീയ (aadaraneeya) and മഹനീയ (mahaneeya) are adjectives, the second often applied to a great woman, while മാന്യന് (maanyan) names a respectable man or gentleman, ഉത്തമന് (uthaman) a noble person and തറവാട് (tharavaad) an old respectable family.
Common questions
How do you say respectable in Malayalam?
ആദരണീയ (aadaraneeya) is the adjective for respectable or worthy of respect.
What do you call a respectable man?
മാന്യന് (maanyan), which also translates gentleman.