Soldier in Malayalam
A soldier is പട്ടാളക്കാരൻ (pattalakkaran), built on the word for an army regiment, and this is what people actually say about a serving man in the forces. The word carries respect and a touch of family pride, since many Kerala households have one. Five syllables, run together quickly.
Soldier, army man; a member of the armed forces.
അവന്റെ അച്ഛൻ പട്ടാളക്കാരനാണ്.
avante achan pattalakkarananu.
His father is a soldier.
All Malayalam words for “soldier”
- പട്ടാളക്കാരൻ (pattalakkaran) — Soldier, army man; a member of the armed forces.
- ഭടന് (bhadan) — Soldier, warrior, outcaste, illiterate person.
- സൈനികന് (sainikan) — Soldier.
- പോരുകാരന് (porukaran) — Fighter, soldier, quarrelsome person, rival, competitor, warmonger, aggressor.
- യോദ്ധാവ് (yoddhaav) — Warrior, fighter, soldier.
- ശിപായി (shipaayi) — Servant, peon, soldier.
- കാലാള്പ്പട (kaalaalppada) — Infantry, foot soldier.
സൈനികന് (sainikan) is the formal Sanskrit term used in writing, യോദ്ധാവ് (yoddhaav) and പോരുകാരന് (porukaran) mean warrior and fighter, and ശിപായി (shipaayi) is dated, closer to a peon or orderly.
Common questions
How do you say soldier in Malayalam?
പട്ടാളക്കാരൻ (pattalakkaran) in speech, സൈനികന് (sainikan) in formal or written Malayalam.
What is an infantry soldier called?
കാലാള്പ്പട (kaalaalppada), the compound for foot soldiers and the infantry.