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totem meaning in Malayalam

ടോട്ടെം

/ˈtəʊtəm/US/ˈtoʊtəm/

totem in Malayalam: ടോട്ടെം, ടോട്ടേം. In English, totem means any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature.

Malayalam words for totem

ടോട്ടെം, ടോട്ടേം

English meaning of totem

  1. noun Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature.
  2. noun The clan whose kinship is defined in reference to such an object or creature.
  3. noun A symbol or personification.
  4. noun An arbitrarily chosen object serving as a reminder to check whether one is awake or not, to aid in having lucid dreams.

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Questions about totem in Malayalam

What is the meaning of totem in Malayalam?
Totem in Malayalam is ടോട്ടെം, ടോട്ടേം.
totem എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Totem: ടോട്ടെം, ടോട്ടേം.
What does totem mean in English?
Totem means any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family; the representation of such an object or creature.

Source and license

Malayalam words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “totem”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: totem (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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