Shepherd in Malayalam
A shepherd is ഇടയന് (idayan), the herdsman, a word that covers shepherds and cowherds alike and is also the church word for a pastor or a bishop. Christian Malayalam uses it constantly in the sense of the good shepherd.
Most common translation
Shepherd, cowherd, pastor, bishop.
ഇടയന് ആടുകളെ മലയിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുപോയി.
idayan aadukale malayilekku kondupoyi.
The shepherd took the goats to the hill.
All Malayalam words for “shepherd”
- ഇടയന് (idayan) — Shepherd, cowherd, pastor, bishop.
- ആട്ടിടയന് (addidayan) — Shepherd.
ആട്ടിടയന് (addidayan) is the narrower compound naming specifically a keeper of sheep, and it appears far less often in speech.
Common questions
How do you say shepherd in Malayalam?
Use ഇടയന് (idayan).
Does the same word mean a church pastor?
Yes. ഇടയന് (idayan) is used for a pastor or bishop as the shepherd of a flock.