Throne in Malayalam
സിംഹാസനം (simhasanam) is the throne, literally the lion seat, and the word brings the whole idea of kingship with it. It turns up in temple lore, in history lessons and in commentary about who holds power. The nasal in the first syllable is the audible clue to its Sanskrit origin.
Throne, symbol of a king.
രാജാവ് സിംഹാസനത്തിൽ ഇരുന്നു.
raajaav simhasanathil irunnu.
The king sat on the throne.
All Malayalam words for “throne”
- സിംഹാസനം (simhasanam) — Throne, symbol of a king.
- പീഠം (peedam) — Seat, stool, pedestal for placing an idol, etc., altar, throne, school, institute.
പീഠം (peedam) is a seat or pedestal in general, including the stand an idol rests on, so it is a throne only when the context makes it one.
Common questions
How do you say throne in Malayalam?
സിംഹാസനം (simhasanam), the lion seat, used for a royal throne and for the figurative seat of power.
Why is a lion in the name?
Royal thrones in the old tradition were carved with lions, and the word kept the image long after the carving went out of use.