Compare in Malayalam

Comparing is താരതമ്യം ചെയ്യുക (thaarathamyam cheyyuk), a noun followed by the verb to do. The first element means comparison and relative degree, and noun plus do is how Malayalam builds many such verbs. It belongs to writing and careful speech.

Most common translation

താരതമ്യം ചെയ്യുക (thaarathamyam cheyyuk)

Compare and contrast.

രണ്ടു ഫോണുകളും താരതമ്യം ചെയ്തു നോക്കി.

randu phonukalum thaarathamyam cheythu nokki.

I compared the two phones.

Dictionary entry

താരതമ്യം ചെയ്യുക means to compare and contrast two things deliberately, as in an essay or a review, rather than casually likening one thing to another.

Common questions

How do you say compare in Malayalam?

താരതമ്യം ചെയ്യുക (thaarathamyam cheyyuk), literally to do a comparison.

Can the first word be used on its own?

Yes, it works as the noun for comparison, and adding the verb to do turns it into the act of comparing.