Centre in Malayalam

For the centre as the middle of something, നടു (nadu) is the word, used of the middle of a road, a room or the body. കേന്ദ്ര (kendra) in the same list is the adjective central, including the central government sense. Several compounds here show how centre names institutions.

Most common translation

നടു (nadu)

Middle, centre, waist, back.

മുറിയുടെ നടുവില്‍ ഒരു മേശയുണ്ട്.

muriyude naduvil oru meshayundu.

There is a table in the middle of the room.

All Malayalam words for “centre”

നടു (nadu) is the physical middle and ബിന്ദു (bindu) a point; കേന്ദ്ര (kendra) is the adjective central, while ആരോഗ്യകേന്ദ്രം (aarogyakendram), കച്ചവടകേന്ദ്രം (kachavadakendram) and ഗവേഷണശാല (gaveshanashaala) are a health centre, a commercial centre and a research centre.

Common questions

How do you say centre in Malayalam?

നടു (nadu) for the middle of something.

How do you say central?

കേന്ദ്ര (kendra), which also refers to the central government.