Star in Malayalam
A star is നക്ഷത്രം (nakshathram), the word for a star in the sky and also for the birth star in a horoscope, which matters a great deal in Kerala. Children learn it early, and it turns up in countless names. Four syllables, with the ksh pronounced as one cluster.
Star. A star in the sky; also the birth star in a horoscope.
ആകാശത്ത് ഒരു നക്ഷത്രം തിളങ്ങുന്നു.
akashathu oru nakshathram thilangunnu.
A star is shining in the sky.
All Malayalam words for “star”
- നക്ഷത്രം (nakshathram) — Star. A star in the sky; also the birth star in a horoscope.
- താരം (thaaram) — Star, a celebrated person, film star, celebrated actor/actress.
- ആകാശചാരി (aakaashachaari) — One who travels in the air, one of the gods, planet, star, bird, air-traveller.
- ജ്യോതിസ്സ് (jyothiss) — Light, brilliance, star, sun, moon, ray of light, sky, intellect, knowledge, astrology.
- താരകം (thaarakam) — Ferry, raft, canoe, star (let.).
- അത്തം (atham) — Tha 13th lunar asterism, name of a star (astro), Coma Berenices, Corvus.
- അന്തിനക്ഷത്രം (anthinakshathram) — Evening star.
- ആരാധകർ (aaraadhakar) — Fans, admirers or supporters of a star or a team; the electric fan is called phaan.
- ജന്മനാള് (janmanaal) — Birthday, birth star, date of birth.
താരം (thaaram) means star in the celebrity sense, a film star, as well as an astronomical star. താരകം (thaarakam) is the literary word for a small star, അന്തിനക്ഷത്രം (anthinakshathram) is the evening star, and ജ്യോതിസ്സ് (jyothiss) is light or brilliance.
Common questions
How do you say star in Malayalam?
നക്ഷത്രം (nakshathram), used for a star in the sky and for a birth star.
What is the word for a film star?
താരം (thaaram), which covers both a star in the sky and a celebrated actor.