Criterion in Malayalam
തോത് (thothu) is the ordinary word for a measure or standard, and it is what Malayalam uses where English says criterion. Two syllables, with a soft th as in thin.
Most common translation
Measure, scale, standard, rate, criterion.
മഴയുടെ തോത് ഇത്തവണ കൂടുതലാണ്.
mazhayude thothu ithavana kooduthalaan.
The rate of rainfall is higher this time.
All Malayalam words for “criterion”
- തോത് (thothu) — Measure, scale, standard, rate, criterion.
- ഉരകല്ല് (urakallu) — Touch-stone, whetter, criterion, testing standard, reference point.
ഉരകല്ല് (urakallu) is literally a touchstone, the stone a goldsmith rubs metal against, and it is used figuratively for a test that proves worth, so it is vivid but not interchangeable with a plain criterion.
Common questions
How do you say criterion in Malayalam?
തോത് (thothu), the word for a standard or measure against which something is judged.
Which one belongs in an official notice about selection criteria?
തോത് (thothu). ഉരകല്ല് (urakallu) would read as a metaphor rather than a technical term.