Distant in Malayalam
To describe a distant place, Malayalam uses അകലെയുള്ള (akaleyulla), literally the one that is far away. It is built from akale, far, and the relative form of the verb to be, which is how Malayalam often makes adjectives. Speakers use it for geography and for anything placed at a remove.
Distant, remote, far.
അകലെയുള്ള ഗ്രാമത്തിൽ നിന്നാണ് അവൻ വരുന്നത്.
akaleyulla graamathil ninnaanu avan varunnathu.
He comes from a distant village.
All Malayalam words for “distant”
- അകലെയുള്ള (akaleyulla) — Distant, remote, far.
- അകന്ന (akanna) — Distant, not close, remote, alienated.
- വിദൂര (vidoora) — Very distant, remote, far off.
അകലെയുള്ള (akaleyulla) is the plain adjective for distant in space, അകന്ന (akanna) suggests having moved apart and is often used of estranged people or distant relatives, and വിദൂര (vidoora) is a formal Sanskrit word for very remote.
Common questions
How do you say distant in Malayalam?
അകലെയുള്ള (akaleyulla) is the usual adjective, meaning far away or remote.
Which word fits a distant relative?
അകന്ന (akanna), because it carries the sense of having grown apart as well as being far off, which is exactly the feeling of a distant relation.