Classify in Malayalam

To classify something in everyday Malayalam is തരംതിരിക്കുക (tharamthirikkuka), literally to separate by grade. It is what you would say about sorting mangoes, files or applicants into groups, and it sounds natural in speech as well as in writing.

Most common translation

തരംതിരിക്കുക (tharamthirikkuka)

Classify, sort out, separate.

പഴങ്ങള്‍ വലിപ്പം അനുസരിച്ച് തരംതിരിക്കുക.

pazhangal valippam anusarichu tharamthirikkuka.

Sort the fruits according to size.

All Malayalam words for “classify”

തരംതിരിക്കുക is the everyday verb for sorting into categories, while വര്‍ഗ്ഗീകരിക്കുക is the technical and official term used in science, library work and administrative orders.

Common questions

How do you say classify in Malayalam?

In ordinary speech, തരംതിരിക്കുക (tharamthirikkuka). In formal or scientific writing, വര്‍ഗ്ഗീകരിക്കുക (varggeekarikkuka).

Which one fits a biology textbook?

വര്‍ഗ്ഗീകരിക്കുക (varggeekarikkuka), since classification of species is a technical operation and the formal verb is expected there.