Venerable in Malayalam
Malayalam has no single adjective here. What the dictionary gives is അച്ചന് (achan), the venerable person himself, a word that also means father and serves as the title of a Christian priest. Say a-chan, short and even.
Venerable person, a title of nobility, a christian priest.
അച്ചന് രാവിലെ ജോലിക്ക് പോയി.
achan raavile jolikku poyi.
Father went to work in the morning.
All Malayalam words for “venerable”
- അച്ചന് (achan) — Venerable person, a title of nobility, a christian priest.
- ചേവടി (chevadi) — Red feet, venerable or adorable feet.
ചേവടി (chevadi) is a poetic phrase for adorable feet, used of a deity or a guru, so it is reverence fixed to one image rather than a general adjective.
Common questions
How do you say venerable in Malayalam?
There is no plain adjective in this entry. A venerable man is അച്ചന് (achan), and for the quality itself Malayalam uses words for respect and reverence.
Is the word only used for priests?
No. It is the ordinary word for father across most of Kerala, and the priestly title grew out of that respectful use.