Respectfully in Malayalam
Letters close respectfully with ആദരപൂര്വ്വം (aadarapoorvam), an adverb meaning with respect or deferentially. It is the standard sign-off in formal Malayalam correspondence. Devotional contexts prefer a different adverb.
Respectfully, deferentially, courteously.
അവൻ ആദരപൂര്വ്വം മുത്തശ്ശിയെ അഭിവാദ്യം ചെയ്തു.
avan aadarapoorvam muthashiye abhivaadyam cheythu.
He respectfully greeted his grandmother.
All Malayalam words for “respectfully”
- ആദരപൂര്വ്വം (aadarapoorvam) — Respectfully, deferentially, courteously.
- ഭക്തിപൂര്വ്വം (bhakthipoorvam) — Piously, with devotion, reverentially, respectfully.
- അങ്ങ് (angu) — There, yonder, far away; you(used respectfully), your honour.
- കുമ്പിടുക (kumbiduka) — Bow in reverence bend the head respectfully, salute, greet.
- നമസ്കാരം (namaskaaram) — Salutation, prostration, bowing respectfully, greeting, worshipping.
ആദരപൂര്വ്വം (aadarapoorvam) is respectfully in general and ഭക്തിപൂര്വ്വം (bhakthipoorvam) adds devotion and piety, while കുമ്പിടുക (kumbiduka) and നമസ്കാരം (namaskaaram) are the bow and the greeting themselves and അങ്ങ് (angu) is a respectful way of addressing someone.
Common questions
How do you say respectfully in Malayalam?
ആദരപൂര്വ്വം (aadarapoorvam), used in letters and formal speech.
How do you greet someone respectfully?
With നമസ്കാരം (namaskaaram), the standard respectful greeting, often made with the hands joined.