Thinker in Malayalam
ചിന്തകന് (chinthakan) is a thinker, from the noun for thought plus the masculine agent ending. It is used of philosophers and public intellectuals, and older usage stretched it to an astrologer.
Most common translation
Thinker, philosopher, astrologer.
അദ്ദേഹം വലിയ ഒരു ചിന്തകന് ആയിരുന്നു.
addeham valiya oru chinthakan aayirunnu.
He was a great thinker.
Dictionary entry
- ചിന്തകന് (chinthakan) — Thinker, philosopher, astrologer.
The ending is masculine; a woman thinker is named with the feminine form of the same stem.
Common questions
How do you say thinker in Malayalam?
ചിന്തകന് (chinthakan).
Does it mean philosopher?
Often, yes. ചിന്തകന് (chinthakan) covers philosopher as well as thinker, and Malayalam writing uses it for both.