Seventy in Malayalam
സപ്തതി (sapthathi) is seventy in its Sanskrit-derived form, and in Kerala it is best known as the name for a seventieth birthday celebration. For plain counting Malayalam uses its own numeral, which is not listed here.
Most common translation
Seventy, seventieth birth anniversary.
മുത്തച്ഛന്റെ സപ്തതി ഞങ്ങള് ആഘോഷിച്ചു.
muthhachchante sapthathi njangal aaghoshichu.
We celebrated grandfather's seventieth birthday.
Dictionary entry
- സപ്തതി (sapthathi) — Seventy, seventieth birth anniversary.
So sapthathi is the wrong register for a number on a form; it belongs to invitations and to literary usage.
Common questions
How do you say seventy in Malayalam?
The everyday numeral is the native word, not entered on this page; സപ്തതി (sapthathi) is the Sanskrit form, used mainly for a seventieth birthday.
What is a sapthathi celebration?
The marking of someone's seventieth year, a family occasion in Kerala.