Widower in Malayalam
A widower is വിധുരന് (vidhuran), and the word also carries the older sense of a man left forsaken or destitute. Say vidhuran with a light aspirated dh and the stress on the first syllable. It is the form used on official papers and in formal writing.
Most common translation
Widower, forsaken or destitute man.
അയൽവീട്ടിലെ വിധുരൻ തനിച്ചാണ് താമസം.
ayalveettile vidhuran thanichaanu thaamasam.
The widower in the neighbouring house lives alone.
Dictionary entry
- വിധുരന് (vidhuran) — Widower, forsaken or destitute man.
The word is noticeably rarer in speech than its feminine counterpart, as Malayalam, like English, has far less occasion to name a man by this status.
Common questions
How do you say widower in Malayalam?
Widower is വിധുരന് (vidhuran).
What else does the word suggest?
A man bereft or left desolate, which is the root sense behind the specific meaning of widower.