Days
The days of the week in the Malayalam calendar are suffixed with Azhca (ആഴ്ച - week).
| Malayalam | മലയാളം | English | Tamil | Hindi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Njayar | ഞായര് | Sunday | Nyaayiru | Ravivar |
| Thinkal | തിങ്കള് | Monday | Thinkal | Somvar |
| Chowva | ചൊവ്വ | Tuesday | Chevvai | Mangalvar |
| Budhan | ബുധന് | Wednesday | Budhan | Budhvar |
| Vyazham | വ്യാഴം | Thursday | Vyazhan | Guruvar |
| Velli | വെള്ളി | Friday | Velli | Sukravar |
| Shani | ശനി | Saturday | Sani | Shanivar |
Like the months above, there are twenty seven stars starting from Aswati (Ashvinī in Sanskrit) and ending in Revatī. The 365 days of the year are divided into groups of fourteen days called Nhattuvela, each one bearing the name of a star.
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Famous quotes containing the word days:
“The days to come are a watershed.
You have to improve your portrait of God
To make it plain.”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
“After which you led me to water
And bade me drink, which I did, owing to your kindness.
You would not let me out for two days and three nights,
Bringing me books bound in wild thyme and scented wild grasses
As if reading had any interest for me ...”
—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
“The eighth day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking,”
—Unknown. The Twelve Days of Christmas (l. 43–45)