Double in Malayalam
Double as in twice as much is എരട്ടി (eratti). You hear it in markets and kitchens, double the price, double the quantity, and it stands on its own without any helper word.
Twice, double, two times.
ഈ വര്ഷം പച്ചക്കറി വില എരട്ടിയായി.
ee varsham pachakkari vila erattiyaayi.
This year the price of vegetables doubled.
All Malayalam words for “double”
- എരട്ടി (eratti) — Twice, double, two times.
- ദ്വിഗുണനം (dwigunanam) — Two times, double, doubling.
- രണ്ടിരട്ടി (randiratti) — Two-fold, double.
- അണപ്പല്ല് (anappallu) — Grinder, double tooth, molar.
- ദ്വയാര്ത്ഥം (dwayaartham) — Two meanings, double meaning.
- പുടക (pudaka) — Double cloth worn by women, wedding cloth or saree.
രണ്ടിരട്ടി (randiratti) spells out two-fold and is used when the count matters, ദ്വിഗുണനം (dwigunanam) is the formal mathematical doubling, ദ്വയാര്ത്ഥം (dwayaartham) is double meaning, and അണപ്പല്ല് (anappallu) and പുടക (pudaka) are narrow senses, a molar tooth and a double cloth.
Common questions
How do you say double in Malayalam?
എരട്ടി (eratti) is the everyday word for double or twice as much.
How do I talk about a double-meaning joke?
ദ്വയാര്ത്ഥം (dwayaartham) is the word for double meaning, and it is exactly what Malayalam uses for that kind of humour.