Big in Malayalam
Big in everyday Malayalam is വലിയ (valiya), placed before the noun, as in a big house. It stretches from physical size to importance, so a valiya person means an eminent one. The a sounds are all short.
Most common translation
Great, big, large, high, lofty, noble, prosperous.
അവർക്ക് ഒരു വലിയ വീടുണ്ട്.
avarkku oru valiya veedundu.
They have a big house.
All Malayalam words for “big”
- വലിയ (valiya) — Great, big, large, high, lofty, noble, prosperous.
- വമ്പിച്ച (vambicha) — Big, great, elephantine.
- ഉരു (uru) — Excessive, noble, big.
- ആനക്കള്ളന് (anakkallan) — A big thief, thief who will steal even big things like elephants.
- കൂടുതൽ ചെറിയ (kooduthal cheriya) — Smaller; less big in size or amount than something else.
- കൂമ്പാരം (koombaram) — A big heap.
- കൂറ്റൻ (koottan) — Huge, very big, enormous; massive; very big and heavy, huge, enormous.
- കോർപ്പറേഷൻ (korpparesan) — Corporation, a large company; in Kerala also the elected government of a big city, as in Kochi Corporation.
- നഗരം (nagaram) — Big town.
- ബൃഹല്കരിക്കുക (bruhalkarikkuka) — Make big or large.
- മുഴുക്കുക (muzhukkuka) — Grow big, become robust, be sufficient.
- വലുത് (valuth) — That which is big or great or strong.
- ശക്തന് (shakthan) — A man who is strong, powerful or prosperous, a big shot.
- സവാള (savala) — Onion. The big onion used in cooking; the small shallot is cheriya ulli.
വലിയ (valiya) is the everyday adjective, വമ്പിച്ച (vambicha) and ഉരു (uru) are heavier and more literary, and കൂടുതൽ ചെറിയ (kooduthal cheriya) is its opposite, smaller.
Common questions
How do you say big in Malayalam?
വലിയ (valiya), used in front of the noun.
How do I say a big heap?
കൂമ്പാരം (koombaram) already means a big heap on its own.