Servants in Malayalam
Neither entry is the plural of servant. നമ്പി (nambi) and പൊതുവാള് (pothuval) are names of Kerala communities, among them classes of temple servants, so they are particular groups rather than servants in general.
Most common translation
Faithful person, a sect among Brahmins, a class of temple servants, pet name.
നമ്പി എന്നത് ഒരു പഴയ സ്ഥാനപ്പേരാണ്.
nambi ennathu oru pazhaya sthaanapperaanu.
Nambi is an old title.
All Malayalam words for “servants”
- നമ്പി (nambi) — Faithful person, a sect among Brahmins, a class of temple servants, pet name.
- പൊതുവാള് (pothuval) — A caste among temple servants, mediator.
The plural of the ordinary word for servant is made with the usual plural ending; these two belong to temple and caste vocabulary.
Common questions
How do you say servants in Malayalam?
Add the plural ending to the word for servant. The entries here name specific temple-servant communities.
What is a pothuval?
പൊതുവാള് (pothuval) is a caste among temple servants, and the word also means a mediator.