Above in Malayalam
For above, everyday Malayalam says മേലെ (mele), two easy syllables, me-le. It marks something higher up or over something else and needs no preposition in front of it, since Malayalam places such words after the noun. A closely related form is used when you want upon or on top of.
Most common translation
Over, above, again.
പക്ഷികള് മേലെ ആകാശത്ത് പറക്കുന്നു.
pakshikal mele aakaashathu parakkunnu.
Birds fly above in the sky.
All Malayalam words for “above”
- മേലെ (mele) — Over, above, again.
- ഉപരി (upari) — Above, over, beyond, more than, about, besides, also used as a pfx, meaning higher.
- ഉയരമുള്ള (uyaramulla) — High, tall; rising far above the ground.
- തൂക്കുക (thookkuka) — To hang, to suspend something from above, to put it up on a hook or nail.
- മേന്മേല് (menmel) — Above and above, more and more.
- മേപ്പടി (meppadi) — Ditto, as mentioned before, as above.
- മേൽ (mel) — Upon, on, on top of; in Malayalam it comes after the noun, as mesha mel, upon the table; upper; the one above, higher in position. It is normally joined to the noun that follows.
- സര്വ്വോപരി (sarvvopari) — Above all.
- സീനിയർ (seeniyar) — Senior, higher in age, rank or standing; a person in a class or a job above you.
മേലെ and മേൽ (mel) are the plain words for above and upon, while ഉപരി (upari) is Sanskritic and turns up mostly in compounds such as സര്വ്വോപരി (sarvvopari), above all.
Common questions
How do you say above in Malayalam?
മേലെ (mele).
How do you say above all?
സര്വ്വോപരി (sarvvopari), a single compound word.