Vishnu in Malayalam
The name Vishnu is borrowed straight into Malayalam; what the dictionary lists are his epithets. അച്യുതന് (achyuthan) is one of the commonest, the imperishable one, used of Vishnu and of Krishna. Say a-chyu-than.
Most common translation
Vishnu, Krishna.
ഭക്തർ അച്യുതന് എന്ന് വിളിച്ചു പ്രാർഥിച്ചു.
bhakthar achyuthan ennu vilichu praarthichu.
The devotees prayed calling him Achyuthan.
All Malayalam words for “vishnu”
- അച്യുതന് (achyuthan) — Vishnu, Krishna.
- അനന്തന് (ananthan) — Tha infinite one, Adi Sesha, Vishnu.
- അനിലന് (anilan) — Wind, wind-god, vishnu.
- ഉത്തമന് (uthaman) — Noble person, respectable person, Vishnu.
- ജീവന് (jeevan) — Life-soul, individual soul, existence, life-breath, Vishnu, Jupiter.
- പെരുമാള് (perumal) — King, chief, a noble person, Siva, Vishnu.
- പ്രജാപതി (prajapathi) — Brahma, sun, king, father, Vishnu, penis.
- യോഗി (yogi) — One who practices Yoga, an ascetic, sanyasi, one who practices meditation, Siva, Vishnu.
- അദ്ധ്യാത്മരാമായണം (adhyathmaramayanam) — One of the great Hindu epics in which Sri Rama is depicted as an incarnation of Vishnu.
- ദശാവതാരം (dashaavathaaram) — The ten incarnations of Vishnu (H.M.).
അനന്തന് (ananthan), ഉത്തമന് (uthaman) and പെരുമാള് (perumal) are further titles rather than translations, and പെരുമാള് (perumal) is also used of Siva and of any great man.
Common questions
How do you say Vishnu in Malayalam?
The name is written as in Sanskrit. Among his epithets, അച്യുതന് (achyuthan) is the one most often used as a personal name.
Is that epithet a common given name?
Yes. It is an old Kerala name, and the shorter household forms of it are still in use.