Superstition in Malayalam
അന്ധവിശ്വാസം (andhaviswasam) is literally blind belief, and it is the standard Malayalam word for superstition, used in school books and in Kerala's long running public argument about rationalism. മൂഢവിശ്വാസം (moodavishwaasam) says the same thing with ignorance in place of blindness.
Most common translation
Superstition.
അന്ധവിശ്വാസം പല കുടുംബങ്ങളെയും ചതിക്കുന്നു.
andhaviswasam pala kudumbangaleyum chathikkunnu.
Superstition deceives many families.
All Malayalam words for “superstition”
- അന്ധവിശ്വാസം (andhaviswasam) — Superstition.
- മൂഢവിശ്വാസം (moodavishwaasam) — Belief owing to ignorance, superstition.
- യുക്തിവാദി (yukthivaadi) — Rationalist, one who does not believe in superstition.
Both words are critical by design, so neither is neutral; a യുക്തിവാദി (yukthivaadi) is a rationalist, somebody who rejects such beliefs.
Common questions
How do you say superstition in Malayalam?
അന്ധവിശ്വാസം (andhaviswasam).
What do you call someone who rejects superstition?
യുക്തിവാദി (yukthivaadi), a rationalist, a familiar label in Kerala public life.