Rich in Malayalam
A rich man is പണക്കാരൻ (panakkaran), literally a money person, and this is the word used in speech from the tea shop to the television studio. It is formed with the ending Malayalam adds to make a person out of a thing.
Most common translation
Rich, wealthy; a person who has a lot of money.
അയാൾ നാട്ടിലെ വലിയ പണക്കാരനാണ്.
ayal nattile valiya panakkarananu.
He is a very rich man in the village.
All Malayalam words for “rich”
- പണക്കാരൻ (panakkaran) — Rich, wealthy; a person who has a lot of money.
- സമ്പന്ന (sambanna) — Wealthy, rich, prosperous, abundant, thriving.
- ധനവാന് (dhanavaan) — Rich man.
- ധനികന് (dhanikan) — A rich man.
- പണക്കാരന് (panakkaaran) — Wealthy or affluent man, rich man.
- പൈസക്കാരന് (paisakkaran) — Rich or affluent man.
- മാളിക (maalika) — Building with more than one storey, mansion of the aristocrats or the rich.
panakkaaran is the same word written with the older chillu ending, sambanna is the adjective wealthy used in compounds, dhanavaan and dhanikan are Sanskrit register, paisakkaran is colloquial, and maalika is a mansion rather than a person.
Common questions
How do you say rich in Malayalam?
Say പണക്കാരൻ (panakkaran) for a rich person.
Which word fits a rich country or a rich harvest?
സമ്പന്ന (sambanna), the adjective for wealthy and abundant, which is used in compounds.