Vigil in Malayalam
കാവല് (kaaval) is the watch kept over something, guard duty, custody, a vigil. Say kaa-val. A night watchman's shift and a vigil at a bedside both fit it.
Most common translation
Guard, watch, vigil, custody.
രാത്രി മുഴുവൻ അവൻ കാവല് നിന്നു.
raathri muzhuvan avan kaaval ninnu.
He stood guard all night.
All Malayalam words for “vigil”
- കാവല് (kaaval) — Guard, watch, vigil, custody.
- പാറാവ് (paaraav) — Guard duty, vigil, place of confinement, prison.
- കാത്തിരിക്കുക (kathirikkuka) — Expect, wait for, keep vigil.
പാറാവ് (paaraav) leans towards the guard post and even the lock up, and കാത്തിരിക്കുക (kathirikkuka) is the verb, to wait and watch.
Common questions
How do you say vigil in Malayalam?
A vigil or watch is കാവല് (kaaval).
How do you say to keep vigil?
കാത്തിരിക്കുക (kathirikkuka), which is to wait and watch expectantly over a stretch of time.