Anything in Malayalam

Anything is എന്തെങ്കിലും (enthenkilum) in Malayalam, built from the question word for what plus an indefinite ending. It serves for both anything and something, as in is there anything to eat. Everyday speech uses it constantly.

Most common translation

എന്തെങ്കിലും (enthenkilum)

Anything, something.

എന്തെങ്കിലും കഴിക്കാൻ ഉണ്ടോ?

enthenkilum kazhikkan undo?

Is there anything to eat?

All Malayalam words for “anything”

വല്ലതും (vallathum) is a close equivalent with a slightly more colloquial ring, and എന്തും (enthum) means whatever or anything at all, used where no limit is implied; അശേഷം (ashesham), ഇന്ധനം (indhanam), ദശകം (dashakam) and നാല്‍ക്കാലി (naalkkali) are unrelated words whose definitions merely mention anything.

Common questions

How do you say anything in Malayalam?

Use എന്തെങ്കിലും (enthenkilum).

What is the difference from enthum?

എന്തും (enthum) is whatever, anything at all, and suits take whatever you want.