Ruler in Malayalam
For the person who rules, ഭരണാധികാരി (bharanadhikari) is the standard word, covering a ruler, an administrator and a ruling authority. Older and more local is നാടുവാഴി (naduvazhi), the chief of a principality in the days before the modern state.
Most common translation
Ruler, administrator, ruling authority.
നാടിന്റെ ഭരണാധികാരി ന്യായം പാലിക്കണം.
naadinte bharanadhikari nyaayam paalikkanam.
The ruler of the land must uphold justice.
All Malayalam words for “ruler”
- ഭരണാധികാരി (bharanadhikari) — Ruler, administrator, ruling authority.
- ദേശാധികാരി (deshaadhikaari) — Ruler, village-headman.
- നാടുവാഴി (naduvazhi) — Ruler, king, chieftain, ruler of a principality, governor.
- പാലകന് (palakan) — Protector, ruler.
- പൗരന് (pouran) — City-dweller, citizen, subject (of a ruler).
- വാഴിക്കുക (vaazhikkuka) — Instal, appoint as administrator, set up a family, anoint as ruler or king.
A ruler as a drawing instrument is a different word and is not in this list; pouran means a citizen or subject, the other end of the relationship.
Common questions
How do you say ruler in Malayalam?
ഭരണാധികാരി (bharanadhikari) for a person who rules.
Is there a word for a small local ruler?
ദേശാധികാരി (deshaadhikaari) is the village headman and നാടുവാഴി (naduvazhi) the ruler of a small principality.