Student in Malayalam
A student is വിദ്യാര്ത്ഥി (vidyaarthi), from the words for learning and seeking, so it reads as one who seeks knowledge. Say vid-yaar-thi. It covers school and college alike and is the word on forms and notices.
Most common translation
Student, scholar, disciple.
അവൻ നല്ല ഒരു വിദ്യാര്ത്ഥി ആണ്.
avan nalla oru vidyaarthi aanu.
He is a good student.
All Malayalam words for “student”
- വിദ്യാര്ത്ഥി (vidyaarthi) — Student, scholar, disciple.
- ശിഷ്യന് (shishyan) — Pupil, student, disciple, servant.
- അദ്ധ്യയനകാലം (addhyayanakalam) — School days, period of celibacy, student days.
- വിദ്യാര്ത്ഥിനി (vidyaarthini) — Woman student.
- വിദ്യാർഥി (vidyaarthi) — Student. A person who studies in a school or college; pupil.
വിദ്യാര്ത്ഥിനി (vidyaarthini) is the feminine form for a woman student, and ശിഷ്യന് (shishyan) is a disciple, a pupil attached to a particular teacher.
Common questions
How do you say student in Malayalam?
A student is വിദ്യാര്ത്ഥി (vidyaarthi).
Is vidyaarthi used for girls too?
It is the general word and is used of anyone, though Malayalam keeps വിദ്യാര്ത്ഥിനി (vidyaarthini) for a woman student, especially in older writing and in organisation names.