Temple in Malayalam

All Malayalam words for “temple”

• അമ്പലം (ambalam) — Temple.
• കോവില്‍ (kovil) — Temple, palace, Kshatriya chief.
• തൃക്കോവില്‍ (thrikkovil) — Temple, sanctum sanctorum.
• പ്രാര്‍ത്ഥനാലയം (praarthanalayam) — Prayer hall, temple, place of worship.
• ഗോത്രം (gothram) — Clan, tribe, family, mountain, forest, temple, field, water, cowshed, community, herd of cows, quiver, crown, ornamental umbrella, wealth.
• ചൈത്യം (chaithyam) — Masonry work, rampart, sacrificial altar, house, temple, Buddhist monastery, tombstone.
• പ്രാസാദം (praasaadam) — Palace, storied building, temple, platform.
• മന്ദിരം (mandhiram) — House, abode, temple, palace, city.
• അമ്പല മൂരി (ambala moori) — Bull given as an offering to a temple.
• ആന (ana) — Elephant. The elephant, seen in forests and at temple festivals.
• കളിയാട്ടം (kaliyattam) — Play, fun, amusement, a temple ritual accompanied by songs.
• കാര്യക്കാര്‍ (karyakkar) — Chief officer (in a palace or temple), manager.
• ഗോപുരം (gopuram) — Storeyed building, gate tower, main gate of a temple or city.
• നട (nada) — Gait, door, entrance to temple, path, foot steps.
• നമ്പി (nambi) — Faithful person, a sect among Brahmins, a class of temple servants, pet name.
• നീരാഴി (neerazhi) — Bathing tank(esp. of a palace or temple).
• പീലി (peeli) — Tail-feather of a peacock, eyelash, tender leaf- blade of a palm tree, mountain, gold, decorative fan made of peacock feathers used in state or temple processions.
• പൊതുവാള്‍ (pothuval) — A caste among temple servants, mediator.
• പ്രതിഷ്ഠ (prathishta) — Firm stance, firmness, installation, erection and consecration of an idol, idol in a temple.
• മകരവിളക്ക്‌ (makaravilakku) — An auspicious day at Sabarimala Temple on the 1st of the month Makara (when the sun enters the zodiac capricorn).
• മണി (mani) — Bell, a bell rung in a school, temple or church; mani also means hour or clock.
• മണിയം (maniyam) — Superintendence of temple, palace, village, etc.
• മതിലകം (mathilakam) — Courtyard (of a temple, etc.) enclosed by walls.
• മേല്‍ശാന്തി (melshaanthi) — The chief priest (of a temple).
• മോഹിനിയാട്ടം (mohiniyaattam) — A dance form in Kerala formerly performed by Devadasis (women dedicated to temple service), a kind of nautch dance.
• വഴിപാട് (vazhipaad) — Offering (to a temple, church, etc.).

അമ്പലം (ambalam) is the general word, കോവില്‍ (kovil) is older and also means palace, തൃക്കോവില്‍ (thrikkovil) is the inner sanctum, പ്രാര്‍ത്ഥനാലയം (praarthanalayam) is any place of worship, and ചൈത്യം (chaithyam), പ്രാസാദം (praasaadam) and ഗോത്രം (gothram) list temple among many other senses.