Sorcery in Malayalam
Sorcery is മാന്ത്രികം (maanthrikam), the practice of magic and spells, and the word also stretches to conjuring and sleight of hand. Kerala uses it for both the feared village variety and the stage variety. Four syllables, opening long.
Most common translation
Sorcery, black magic, jugglery.
ആ കഥയില് മാന്ത്രികം നിറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു.
aa kathayil maanthrikam niranjirikkunnu.
That story is full of magic.
All Malayalam words for “sorcery”
- മാന്ത്രികം (maanthrikam) — Sorcery, black magic, jugglery.
- അഭിചാരം (abhicharam) — Sorcery, black magic.
- ആഭിചാരം (aabhichaaram) — Witchcraft, black magic, sorcery.
- ദുര്മ്മന്ത്രം (durmmanthram) — Evil counsel, bad political diplomacy, sorcery.
- മാരണം (maaranam) — Slaughter, destruction, great harm or trouble, a kind of poison, sorcery performed against enemies.
അഭിചാരം (abhicharam) and ആഭിചാരം (aabhichaaram) are two forms of a Sanskrit word for black magic worked against a person, and മാരണം (maaranam) is sorcery aimed at destroying an enemy, so those three are darker and narrower.
Common questions
How do you say sorcery in Malayalam?
മാന്ത്രികം (maanthrikam), the practice of magic and spells.
Which word means harmful black magic?
അഭിചാരം (abhicharam) or ആഭിചാരം (aabhichaaram), both naming rites performed to harm someone.