Rings in Malayalam
This entry is not the plural of ring. മണിക്കാരന് (manikkaran) is the man who rings the bell, at a temple or a school, and in joking use it names the sycophant who sounds whatever note his master wants.
One who rings the bell (joc.) a sycophant.
സ്കൂളിലെ മണിക്കാരന് കൃത്യസമയത്ത് മണിയടിച്ചു.
skoolile manikkaran krithyasamayathu maniyadichu.
The school bell ringer rang the bell on time.
Dictionary entry
- മണിക്കാരന് (manikkaran) — One who rings the bell (joc.) a sycophant.
For the plural of ring, or for the verb in he rings the bell, Malayalam uses the words at the entries for ring and ringing; nothing here translates either.
Common questions
How do you say rings in Malayalam?
There is no single word for it. The plural of ring is formed from the word for ring, while മണിക്കാരന് (manikkaran) names the person who rings a bell.
Why is manikkaran used mockingly?
Because a bell ringer makes a noise on someone else's order, which made the word a byword for a yes-man.