Apparel in Malayalam
Clothes on a hanger are ഉടുപ്പ് (uduppu) in ordinary Malayalam, the noun built from the verb for wearing. It is short and homely, u-dup-pu, and fits shops and daily talk rather than ceremonial prose. A more literary word exists for costume in the grand sense.
Most common translation
Dressing, garment, apparel.
കുട്ടി പുതിയ ഉടുപ്പ് ഇട്ടു.
kutti puthiya uduppu ittu.
The child wore a new dress.
All Malayalam words for “apparel”
- ഉടുപ്പ് (uduppu) — Dressing, garment, apparel.
- ആട (aada) — Costume, apparel, cloth, garment.
ഉടുപ്പ് is a garment or clothing generally, while ആട (aada) is the older literary word for costume or raiment.
Common questions
How do you say apparel in Malayalam?
ഉടുപ്പ് (uduppu).
Which word sounds more formal?
ആട (aada), a literary term for costume or cloth.