Spirits in Malayalam
No entry here is the plural noun spirits. The nearest in sense is ബാധ (baadha), which among its meanings includes possession by spirits, along with torment and trouble. For spirits as beings, Malayalam puts its word for soul into the plural, which is not on this list.
Torment, plague, illness, harassment, trouble, possession by spirits, obstruction.
എലികളുടെ ബാധ വീട്ടിൽ കൂടി.
elikalude baadha veettil koodi.
The rat menace increased in the house.
All Malayalam words for “spirits”
- ബാധ (baadha) — Torment, plague, illness, harassment, trouble, possession by spirits, obstruction.
- ഉച്ചാടനം (uchadanam) — Driving out, exorcising, expelling evil spirits, annihilation.
- ചൈതന്യമില്ലാത്ത (chaithanyamillaatha) — Spiritless, out of spirits.
- തര്പ്പണം (tharappanam) — Satisfaction, libation to the spirits of the dead, sprinkling (consecrated) water, fountain.
ചൈതന്യമില്ലാത്ത (chaithanyamillaatha) means spiritless or out of spirits, an adjective, and ഉച്ചാടനം (uchadanam) is the act of driving spirits out. തര്പ്പണം (tharappanam) is a libation offered to the spirits of the dead, a ritual term.
Common questions
How do you say spirits in Malayalam?
Not directly from these entries; the plural of the word for soul is used for spirits as beings, while ബാധ (baadha) covers affliction by them.
What is the word for exorcism?
ഉച്ചാടനം (uchadanam), the driving out or expelling of evil spirits.