Trident in Malayalam
The trident is ത്രിശൂലം (thrishoolam), three-spike, the weapon in Siva's hand in every Kerala temple mural. Say thri-shoo-lam. Beyond the god's weapon it also names a trident-shaped fishing spear and, in older texts, the three kinds of grief.
Most common translation
Trident; spiritual, material and bodily grief.
ചിത്രത്തിൽ ഒരു ത്രിശൂലം വരച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
chithrathil oru thrishoolam varachittundu.
A trident is drawn in the picture.
All Malayalam words for “trident”
- ത്രിശൂലം (thrishoolam) — Trident; spiritual, material and bodily grief.
- പിനാകം (pinakam) — Bow, Siva's bow, trident, staff, string of pearls.
പിനാകം (pinakam) is Siva's bow and the dictionary stretches it to trident; for the three-pronged weapon itself ത്രിശൂലം (thrishoolam) is the only safe word.
Common questions
How do you say trident in Malayalam?
Trident is ത്രിശൂലം (thrishoolam).
Why does thrishoolam also mean grief?
Older texts use it as an image for the three griefs of spirit, body and worldly life, three points on one shaft.