Before in Malayalam
മുമ്പില് (mumbil) means in front, before, ahead, and it follows the noun it relates to, as in the house in front. Pronounce it mum-bil. For before in the sense of earlier in time, Malayalam uses other words, and as a prefix it shortens.
Most common translation
Before, in front.
വീടിന്റെ മുമ്പില് ഒരു മാവുണ്ട്.
veedinte mumbil oru maavundu.
There is a mango tree in front of the house.
All Malayalam words for “before”
- മുമ്പില് (mumbil) — Before, in front.
- മുന്നം (munnam) — Before, in olden times.
- മുമ്പാകെ (mumbake) — Before, in front (of), in the presence of.
- മുന്നില് (munnil) — In front, before, in the lead.
- നേരത്തെ (nerathe) — Early, ahead of the usual time, in good time; earlier, before, at a time further back or sooner than usual; previously, earlier, before now; at a time that has already passed.
- മുൻ (mun) — Former, previous, ex-, holding a position earlier but not now; pre-, before, earlier than; Malayalam uses mun as a prefix, as in munkootti, beforehand.
- അഗ്നിസാക്ഷിക (agnisakshika) — Having fire as a witness (in sacred rites), done(married)before fire.
- അഗ്രേസരന് (agresaran) — One who goes before, leader, guide, foremost person.
- അധിക (adhika) — Additional, extra, further (used before a noun).
- അധികം താമസിയാതെ (adhikam thamasiyath) — Shortly after, sooner or later, before long.
- ആദ്യം (aadyam) — Originally; at first, in the beginning, before any later change.
- ഇടിമിന്നല് (idiminnal) — Lightning before thunder, flash of lightning.
- ഇന്നലെ (innale) — Yesterday; the day before today, on that day.
- ഈ (ee) — This, this one here; ee stands before a noun and ithu is used when it stands alone.
- ഉപക്രമം (upakramam) — Beginning, preface, moving forward, a ceremony before the study of the Vedas commences.
- എടുത്ത (edutha) — Taken, picked up or carried away; the past participle of edukkuka, used before a noun.
- എന്തും (enthum) — Whatever, anything at all; used before a verb, as in take whatever you want.
- ഒന്നാമത്തെ (onnaamatthe) — First, coming before all others in order.
- ഒന്ന് (onnu) — One, the number 1; oru is used before a noun, as in oru pusthakam, one book.
- കണ്ടുപിടിച്ചു (kandupidichu) — Discovered; the past of kandupidikkuka, to find out, to come upon something not known before.
- കാളരാത്രി (kalarathri) — Night before death, terribly dark night, terrible night.
- കുമ്പസാരം (kumbasaram) — Confession before a Christian priest, confession.
- കൂടുതൽ മോശം (kooduthal mosham) — Worse; more bad than before, of poorer quality or condition.
- കൂടുതൽ വേഗത്തിൽ (kooduthal vegathil) — Faster; more quickly, at a greater speed than before.
- കൊലച്ചോര് (kolachor) — Food served to a condemned prisoner before execution.
- ചുവപ്പ് (chuvappu) — Red, the colour red; also used before a noun to mean red.
- ജാലകം (jaalakam) — Window, lattice-window, fresh flower bud, multitude, the calyx as it appears before budding, ornament for the head, fraud.
- ഡോൺ (don) — Don, a title placed before a name and, in films, the head of a criminal gang; the English verb to don means to put on clothing, dharikkuka.
- തുടരുന്നു (thudarunnu) — Continues; goes on without stopping, keeps happening, carries on from before.
- ധര്ണ്ണ (dharnna) — Sit-in-strike, a form of mass 'sathyagraha' by squatting (before an office, etc.).
- പരിഗണിക്കുക (pariganikkuka) — Considering; thinking about, weighing, taking into account before deciding.
- പരിചയമുള്ള (parichayamulla) — Familiar, known from before, not strange; of a person, one you are acquainted with.
- പരിസ്ഥിതി (paristhithi) — Environmental, relating to the environment; Malayalam places paristhithi before the noun, as in paristhithi prashnam, environmental problem.
- പുരോഗത (purogatha) — Going before or gone before, leading, important, standing in front.
- പുറപ്പാട് (purappadu) — Beginning of a journey, setting out, preparation, appearance of a character in Kathakali before the story begins.
- പൂജയെടുപ്പ് (poojayeduppu) — The last day of Navaratri (Saraswathi or Durga puja) on which books and tools of work placed before the goddess for blessings are taken back.
- പൂര്വ്വാധികം (poorvadhikam) — In a much better way than before.
- പൊലി (poli) — Heap of corn before winnowing, measure of yield or harvest, interest paid in kind, donation, light.
- പ്രത്യക്ഷം (prathyaksham) — Direct visibility, that which pertains to the senses, knowledge gained through the sense organs, that which is before the eyes.
- പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടുക (prathyakshappeduka) — Appear before the eyes, come before the eyes, meet the eye.
- മനോമയം (manomayam) — Spiritually absorbed mind, a state of life before it attains salvation.
- മുൻപത്തെ (munpathe) — Previous, earlier, the one coming before the present one.
- മുൻപുള്ള (munpulla) — Prior, earlier, previous; coming before in time or order.
- മേപ്പടി (meppadi) — Ditto, as mentioned before, as above.
- വിദ്യാഭ്യാസപരം (vidyaabhyaasaparam) — Educational, relating to education or teaching; before a noun the short form vidyaabhyaasa is used.
- ശനിയാഴ്ച (shaniyaazhcha) — Saturday, the sixth day of the week, the day before Sunday and a half or full holiday for most schools and offices in Kerala.
- ശ്രീമതി (sreemathi) — Mrs; a respectful title placed before a married woman's name.
മുമ്പില് and മുന്നില് (munnil) are before as in front, മുമ്പാകെ (mumbake) is the formal before or in the presence of, നേരത്തെ (nerathe) is earlier in time, and മുൻ (mun) is the prefix meaning former or pre-.
Common questions
How do you say before in Malayalam?
മുമ്പില് (mumbil) for in front, and നേരത്തെ (nerathe) for earlier in time.
How do you say before a court or an officer?
മുമ്പാകെ (mumbake), the formal word for in the presence of.