Tribute in Malayalam
Tribute in the old sense, the payment a lesser ruler sends to a greater one, is കപ്പം (kappam), two syllables, kap-pam. Kerala histories use it for what local chieftains paid, and the word still turns up in writing about colonial levies. Modern speech meets it mainly in that historical setting.
Tribute.
പഴയ കാലത്ത് നാട്ടുകാർ കപ്പം നൽകിയിരുന്നു.
pazhaya kaalatthu naattukaar kappam nalkiyirunnu.
In olden times the villagers used to pay tribute.
Dictionary entry
- കപ്പം (kappam) — Tribute.
Tribute meaning a public expression of respect is a different idea altogether and is not covered by this entry; കപ്പം (kappam) is money or goods handed over, not praise.
Common questions
How do you say tribute in Malayalam?
Tribute as a payment to a ruler is കപ്പം (kappam).
Can kappam be used for paying tribute to a person's memory?
No. കപ്പം (kappam) is strictly a levy or payment, so a tribute of words needs a word for homage instead.