Depth in Malayalam
Depth is ആഴം (azham) — of water, of a well, of a wound. Mind the zh, the curled retroflex sound that also sits in the name of the language. The matching adjective, deep, is ആഴമുള്ള (aazhamulla).
Most common translation
Depth.
ഈ കിണറിന്റെ ആഴം എത്രയാണ്?
ee kinarinte azham ethrayaanu?
How deep is this well?
All Malayalam words for “depth”
- ആഴം (azham) — Depth.
- അഗാധത (agadhatha) — Depth.
- താഴ്ച (thaazhcha) — Depth, weakness, decline, lowland.
- ഗാംഭീര്യം (gaambheeryam) — Majesty, depth, greatness, firm or strong character.
- ആഴമുള്ള (aazhamulla) — Deep, going far down from the surface, having great depth.
- നില (nila) — Condition, state, position, a fathom depth, (water level up to one's head), standing, camp, stature, manners, storey of a building.
ആഴം (azham) is the plain noun and അഗാധത (agadhatha) its bookish twin, while താഴ്ച (thaazhcha) is depth as lowness or decline, ഗാംഭീര്യം (gaambheeryam) depth of character, and നില (nila) depth only as one of many senses.
Common questions
How do you say depth in Malayalam?
Depth is ആഴം (azham).
How do I ask how deep something is?
Use the noun ആഴം (azham) for the measure, or the adjective ആഴമുള്ള (aazhamulla) to describe the thing as deep.