Based in Malayalam

When something rests on something else, Malayalam says അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയ (adisthaanamaakkiya), based on or founded on. It is a long word but a transparent one, built from adisthaana, base, plus a verb of making. You will meet it in sentences about films based on books and reports based on data.

Most common translation

അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയ (adisthaanamaakkiya)

Based, founded on, resting on something as its basis.

ഈ സിനിമ ഒരു നോവലിനെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയതാണ്.

ee sinima oru novaline adisthaanamaakkiyathaanu.

This film is based on a novel.

All Malayalam words for “based”

adisthaanamaakkiya is the general based on; janaadhipathya means democratic, that is based on popular rule, shaasthreeyam means based on proper scientific method, and pramanika means based on a document or proof.

Common questions

How do you say based in Malayalam?

Based is അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയ (adisthaanamaakkiya).

Is there a shorter way to say this?

In speech people often drop the long form and simply name the source, but in writing adisthaanamaakkiya is the standard and expected choice.