ഈശോ

Malayalam

Alternative forms

• യേശു (yēśu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܝܫܘܥ (īšōʿ), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšûaʿ, “Jesus”), a syncopated form of יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (yəhôšuaʿ, “Joshua”).

A Syriac miniature of Jesus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːʃoː/

Proper noun

ഈശോ • (īśō)

1. Jesus of Nazareth, the Christian Messiah.

   Synonyms: കർത്താവ് (kaṟttāvŭ), ജീസസ് (jīsasŭ), ക്രിസ്തു (kristu), യേശുക്രിസ്തു (yēśukristu), മിശിഹാ (miśihā)

2. a male given name from Syriac

References

• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ഈശോ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books