Saraswati in Malayalam
Spelled this way the entry is again the goddess, and ഗിര (gira) is one of her names, a Sanskrit word for word, tongue and the power of speech. It is literary, met in poetry and hymns rather than in conversation.
Most common translation
Word, tongue, power of speech, Saraswati, language.
ഗിര എന്നാൽ വാക്ക് എന്നാണ് അർത്ഥം.
gira ennal vakku ennanu arththam.
Gira means word.
All Malayalam words for “saraswati”
- ഗിര (gira) — Word, tongue, power of speech, Saraswati, language.
- ത്രിവേണി (thriveni) — The confluence of three rivers; the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati near Prayag (Allahabad).
thriveni is the confluence of three rivers at Prayag, where the Saraswati is said to join the Ganga and the Yamuna, so it names a place and not the goddess.
Common questions
How do you say Saraswati in Malayalam?
The name itself is used; ഗിര (gira) is an epithet meaning speech or tongue.
What does the river word mean?
ത്രിവേണി (thriveni) is the meeting of three rivers, the Ganga, the Yamuna and the Saraswati.