Alternately in Malayalam
Alternately is ഇടവിട്ട് (idavittu) in Malayalam, an adverb built on the idea of leaving a gap between. Rows planted alternately or duties taken in turn are described with it. The word reads as idam plus vittu, having left a space.
Most common translation
Alternately.
മഴ ഇന്ന് ഇടവിട്ട് പെയ്തു.
mazha innu idavittu peythu.
The rain fell intermittently today.
Dictionary entry
- ഇടവിട്ട് (idavittu) — Alternately.
As the only listed option it serves both for things that take turns and for things spaced out at intervals.
Common questions
How do you say alternately in Malayalam?
ഇടവിട്ട് (idavittu).
Does it also mean at intervals?
Yes, the sense of leaving gaps between gives it that reading as well.