Spirit in Malayalam
Spirit is ആത്മാവ് (aathmaavu), the same word Malayalam uses for soul: the part of a person that is not the body, and in ghost stories a spirit that lingers. Four syllables, with the long aa carried. For spirit in the sense of pluck or liveliness a different word is needed.
Spirit; the soul, the part of a person that is not the body, also a ghost; for courage or liveliness Malayalam says uthsaaham.
ആത്മാവ് ശരീരത്തെ വിട്ടുപോയി.
aathmaavu shareerathe vittupoyi.
The spirit left the body.
All Malayalam words for “spirit”
- ആത്മാവ് (aathmaavu) — Spirit; the soul, the part of a person that is not the body, also a ghost; for courage or liveliness Malayalam says uthsaaham.
- അചൈതന്യം (achaithanyam) — Absence of spirit or vigour, ignorance.
- ആവാഹിക്കുക (aavaahikkuka) — Invoke the deity or evil spirit to enter or possess sb. or sth.
- ആവേശിക്കുക (aaveshikkuka) — Possess, be possessed by a spirit, enter.
- ദുര്ഭൂതം (durbhootham) — Evil spirit.
- പിശാച് (pishach) — Evil spirit, devil, demon.
- പ്രേതം (pretham) — Dead body, soul of the dead, ghost, evil spirit.
- ബാധിക്കുക (badhikkuka) — Torment, obstruct, stop progress, affect, be possessed (by a spirit, etc.).
- ഭൂതം (bhootham) — What has happened, the past, past time, truth, spirit of the dead, ghost, evil apparition, Siva's lieutenants.
- ഭൗതികവാദി (bhoudikavaadi) — Materialist, one who does not believe in the existence of 'soul' or 'spirit'.
- മത്സരബുദ്ധി (malsarabuddhi) — Competitive spirit, the desire to defeat others in a competition.
- മത്സരബുദ്ധിയുള്ള (matsarabuddhiyulla) — Competitive, keen to compete and win, having a spirit of rivalry.
- വേതാളം (vethaalam) — Genie, demon, evil spirit.
ദുര്ഭൂതം (durbhootham), പിശാച് (pishach) and പ്രേതം (pretham) all name evil spirits, demons and ghosts of the dead, while അചൈതന്യം (achaithanyam) is the absence of spirit or vigour. ആവാഹിക്കുക (aavaahikkuka) and ആവേശിക്കുക (aaveshikkuka) are verbs about possession.
Common questions
How do you say spirit in Malayalam?
ആത്മാവ് (aathmaavu), which covers both spirit and soul.
Which word is used for an evil spirit?
പിശാച് (pishach) or ദുര്ഭൂതം (durbhootham); പ്രേതം (pretham) is more specifically the ghost of a dead person.