Approximately in Malayalam
Give a rough figure in Kerala and you will probably start with ഉദ്ദേശം (uddesham), as in uddesham pathu mani, approximately ten o clock. It is everyday, unforced and said ud-de-sham. A near twin covers the same ground with a slightly more written feel.
Most common translation
Nearly, approximately, more or less.
വീട്ടിൽ നിന്ന് സ്കൂളിലേക്ക് ഉദ്ദേശം രണ്ട് കിലോമീറ്റർ ഉണ്ട്.
veettil ninnu schoolilekku uddesham randu kilometer undu.
It is about two kilometres from home to school.
All Malayalam words for “approximately”
- ഉദ്ദേശം (uddesham) — Nearly, approximately, more or less.
- ഏകദേശം (eakadesham) — Almost, nearly, about, somewhat, approximately, a part, one side.
ഉദ്ദേശം is the conversational approximately, while ഏകദേശം (eakadesham) spans almost, nearly and approximately in both speech and print.
Common questions
How do you say approximately in Malayalam?
ഉദ്ദേശം (uddesham).
Is ഏകദേശം interchangeable?
Largely yes; ഏകദേശം (eakadesham) also covers almost and nearly.