Sovereign in Malayalam
As a noun, sovereign is രാജാവ് (raajaav), the ordinary word for king or monarch, familiar from stories, films and history lessons. The long aa in the middle is held; the final v is barely voiced. In older legal texts it also rendered the ruling power.
King, monarch, sovereign.
രാജാവ് കൊട്ടാരത്തിൽ താമസിച്ചു.
raajaav kottaarathil thaamasichu.
The king lived in the palace.
All Malayalam words for “sovereign”
- രാജാവ് (raajaav) — King, monarch, sovereign.
- റിപ്പബ്ലിക്ക് (rippablikk) — Democratic sovereign country, Republic.
The adjective sovereign, as in a sovereign state, is not really covered by either entry. റിപ്പബ്ലിക്ക് (rippablikk) is the borrowed noun republic, which describes a kind of state rather than translating the adjective.
Common questions
How do you say sovereign in Malayalam?
For a ruler, രാജാവ് (raajaav), meaning king or monarch.
Does one of these words mean sovereign as in a sovereign nation?
Not exactly. റിപ്പബ്ലിക്ക് (rippablikk) names a republic, and for the adjective Malayalam builds a compound on the word for supreme authority instead.