Spokesman in Malayalam
A spokesman is വക്താവ് (vakthaav), the person who speaks officially for a party, a company or a family. It is the word in every political news report in Kerala. Three syllables, the long aa held before a light v.
Most common translation
Spokesman, speaker.
കമ്പനിയുടെ വക്താവ് വാർത്ത അറിയിച്ചു.
kampaniyude vakthaav vaartha ariyichu.
The company's spokesman announced the news.
All Malayalam words for “spokesman”
- വക്താവ് (vakthaav) — Spokesman, speaker.
- വാദി (vaadi) — Pleading, petitioning, speaking, contending; plaintiff, one who pleads, spokesman, petitioner, one who plays on a musical instrument, scholar.
വാദി (vaadi) is a pleader or petitioner, the one who argues a case, and reaches spokesman only through a secondary gloss; it also means a plaintiff in court.
Common questions
How do you say spokesman in Malayalam?
വക്താവ് (vakthaav), one who speaks on behalf of others.
Is the word used for women too?
Yes. വക്താവ് (vakthaav) is not felt as strongly masculine in practice and is used for a spokesperson of either sex.