Answer in Malayalam

An answer is ഉത്തരം (uttharam) in Malayalam, the reply to a question and also the solution to a problem or a sum. Exam papers, quizzes and ordinary conversation all use it. The double tha in the middle is held slightly longer.

Most common translation

ഉത്തരം (uttharam)

Answer, a reply to a question; a solution or response.

ചോദ്യത്തിന് ഉത്തരം എഴുതൂ.

chodyatthinu uttharam ezhuthoo.

Write the answer to the question.

All Malayalam words for “answer”

മറുപടി (marupadi) is a reply or response in the sense of writing back, എതിര്‍മൊഴി (ethirmozhi) is a counterword, പ്രതിവാദിക്കുക (prathivaadikkuka) is to answer back in argument, തര്‍ക്കുത്തരം (tharkkutharam) is a defiant retort, പ്രതികടം (prathikadam) is an evasive counter-question, and ചോദ്യോത്തരം (chodyotharam) is the question-and-answer format.

Common questions

How do you say answer in Malayalam?

ഉത്തരം (uttharam), for a reply or a solution.

Which word suits a written reply?

മറുപടി (marupadi), the usual word for a response sent back.