Witness in Malayalam
Neither entry is the plain word for a witness. അഗ്നിസാക്ഷിക (agnisakshika) comes from ritual language and describes something done with fire as the witness, almost always a marriage, while അഗ്നിസാക്ഷിണി (agnisakshini) is the woman married in that rite.
Having fire as a witness (in sacred rites), done(married)before fire.
അവർ അഗ്നിസാക്ഷികമായി വിവാഹം കഴിച്ചു.
avar agnisakshikamaayi vivaaham kazhichu.
They got married with fire as witness.
All Malayalam words for “witness”
- അഗ്നിസാക്ഷിക (agnisakshika) — Having fire as a witness (in sacred rites), done(married)before fire.
- അഗ്നിസാക്ഷിണി (agnisakshini) — Woman married with the sacred fire as witness.
The courtroom word for a witness, a Sanskrit loan shared with other Indian languages, is missing from this list, so agnisakshika should not be read as a general translation.
Common questions
How do you say witness in Malayalam?
Not from these two entries. അഗ്നിസാക്ഷിക (agnisakshika) covers only the ritual sense of the sacred fire standing witness at a wedding.
When is agnisakshini used?
In writing about traditional Hindu weddings, for the bride who takes her vows before the fire.