Ditto in Malayalam
Ditto, meaning the same as above, is മേപ്പടി (meppadi). Clerks and account-keepers use it in lists and ledgers to avoid writing a line twice. It is written language far more than spoken.
Most common translation
Ditto, as mentioned before, as above.
മേപ്പടി കാര്യം ഇന്നലെ തീരുമാനിച്ചു.
meppadi karyam innale theerumanichu.
The above-mentioned matter was decided yesterday.
Dictionary entry
- മേപ്പടി (meppadi) — Ditto, as mentioned before, as above.
മേപ്പടി points back to what has just been said or written, so it works in tables, registers and legal documents but rarely in conversation.
Common questions
How do you say ditto in Malayalam?
മേപ്പടി (meppadi), literally as mentioned above, is the term used in lists and records.
Would anyone say it out loud?
Rarely. In speech people simply repeat the item or say the same thing again in their own words.