Zodiac in Malayalam
Each of the twelve zodiac signs is a രാശി (raashi), and the word also serves for the zodiac as a whole. Astrologers and almanacs in Kerala use it constantly. The aa is long, raa-shi.
Most common translation
Multitude, heap, any one of the 12 signs of the Zodiac, a gold coin of olden times.
മുറ്റത്ത് ഇലകള് ഒരു രാശി ആയി കിടന്നു.
muttathu ilakal oru raashi aayi kidannu.
The leaves lay in a heap in the yard.
All Malayalam words for “zodiac”
- രാശി (raashi) — Multitude, heap, any one of the 12 signs of the Zodiac, a gold coin of olden times.
- മകരവിളക്ക് (makaravilakku) — An auspicious day at Sabarimala Temple on the 1st of the month Makara (when the sun enters the zodiac capricorn).
- മൃഗം (mrigam) — Animal, deer, cow, hunting, musk, the dark shade in the moon, the month of Makaram, a sign of the Zodiac (Capricornus), enquiry.
- വില്ല് (villu) — Bow, arrow, brilliance, light, lustre the 9th sign of Zodiac.
രാശി (raashi) is the sign itself, മൃഗം (mrigam) and വില്ല് (villu) name particular signs, and മകരവിളക്ക് (makaravilakku) is a temple festival tied to the sun entering Capricorn.
Common questions
How do you say zodiac in Malayalam?
രാശി (raashi), used both for one sign and for the twelve together.
Which sign is villu?
വില്ല് (villu), literally a bow, is the ninth sign of the zodiac.