Respectful in Malayalam
There is no plain adjective for respectful in this list. The nearest entry is അഭിവന്ദനം (abhivandanam), a respectful greeting, the salutation at the head of a formal letter or the opening of a speech to elders.
Respectful greeting.
അഭിവന്ദനം പറഞ്ഞ് അവൻ ഇരിപ്പിടത്തിൽ ഇരുന്നു.
abhivandanam paranju avan irippidathil irunnu.
He gave a respectful greeting and sat down in his seat.
All Malayalam words for “respectful”
- അഭിവന്ദനം (abhivandanam) — Respectful greeting.
- ശ്രീമതി (sreemathi) — Mrs; a respectful title placed before a married woman's name.
- സാർ (saar) — Sir, a respectful way of addressing a man, especially a teacher or an officer.
sreemathi is the honorific placed before a married woman's name and saar is the borrowed sir used for teachers and officers; both are respectful ways of addressing people rather than translations of the adjective.
Common questions
How do you say respectful in Malayalam?
Malayalam has no single adjective for it here; അഭിവന്ദനം (abhivandanam) is a respectful greeting, and respectful behaviour is described with the noun for respect.
How do you address a teacher respectfully in Kerala?
With സാർ (saar), the borrowed sir, which is used for teachers and officers in everyday speech.