Winner in Malayalam

A winner is വിജയി (vijayi), the noun from the verb for winning, used of the winner of a match, an election or a prize. Say vijayi with a soft j and the stress on the second syllable. It is the word on result sheets and in commentary.

Most common translation

വിജയി (vijayi)

Winner, successful man.

മത്സരത്തിലെ വിജയിക്ക് സമ്മാനം ലഭിച്ചു.

malsarathile vijayikku sammaanam labhichu.

The winner of the competition received a prize.

All Malayalam words for “winner”

ചാമ്പ്യൻ (chaampyan) is the borrowed word champion, which names the top winner of a competition rather than any winner at all.

Common questions

How do you say winner in Malayalam?

Winner is വിജയി (vijayi).

Does the word change for a woman?

The same form is used for both, though a feminine ending exists and turns up in formal writing.