Retinue in Malayalam
A retinue is പരിവാരം (parivaram), the body of attendants around a king, a deity or a man of consequence. It still gets used half jokingly for the crowd of followers a politician travels with.
Most common translation
Retinue, escort, army.
രാജാവ് വലിയ പരിവാരത്തോടെ എത്തി
raajaavu valiya parivaaratthode etthi
The king arrived with a large retinue.
All Malayalam words for “retinue”
- പരിവാരം (parivaram) — Retinue, escort, army.
- അകമ്പടി (akambadi) — Service as bodyguard, attendant, escort, allowance paid for service, retinue.
akambadi is the escort itself and in temple usage the accompanying guard or procession, so it names the service rather than the people grouped around the master.
Common questions
How do you say retinue in Malayalam?
Say പരിവാരം (parivaram).
Which word is used for a bodyguard escort?
അകമ്പടി (akambadi), which covers attendance as a guard and the allowance paid for it.