During in Malayalam
During is സമയത്ത് (samayathu), and the thing to notice is that it follows the noun instead of coming before it, as the entry's own example shows with exam time. It literally says at the time of. For during the whole of something, use മുഴുവൻ (muzhuvan), throughout.
During, at the time of, in the course of (used after the noun, as in pareeksha samayathu); while, during the time that; Malayalam also uses the verb ending umpol, as in kazhikkumpol, while eating.
പരീക്ഷാ സമയത്ത് കുട്ടികൾ നന്നായി പഠിക്കും.
pareeksha samayathu kuttikal nannaayi padhikkum.
Children study well during exam time.
All Malayalam words for “during”
- സമയത്ത് (samayathu) — During, at the time of, in the course of (used after the noun, as in pareeksha samayathu); while, during the time that; Malayalam also uses the verb ending umpol, as in kazhikkumpol, while eating.
- അംശവടി (amshavadi) — A rod/staff carried by a religious leader during ceremonies as a symbol of power.
- അണ (ana) — Part of the jaw where the molars grow, a coin in india (during the British rule), dam, pillow, obstruction.
- അത്തപ്പൂവ് (athapoovu) — The floral decoration in the courtyard of the house during the Onam festival in the month of Chingom.
- ആയുധപൂജ (aayudhapooja) — Worshipping of tools during the pooja festival.
- ഇടി (idi) — Thunder. The loud sound in the sky during rain; also a thump or blow.
- ഉറക്കപ്പിച്ച് (urakkappich) — State of being half-awake, incoherent utterances during sleep.
- ഓണക്കോടി (onakkodi) — New clothes bought or presented during Onam celebrations.
- കൗതുകം (kouthukam) — Interest, curiosity, joy, longing, object of wonder or curiosity, sacred band tied on the hands of the couple during marriage.
- ചാകര (chakara) — Occurring of mud-banks and appearance of plenty of fish for a short period at some places along the Kerala coast during the monsoon, (idm) a season of plenty, plentifulness.
- പൊഴി (pozhi) — Sand bank between the sea and back waters (which disappears during monsoon), furrow for sowing seed in the ploughed field, groove.
- മിന്നൽ (minnal) — Lightning. The flash of light in the sky during a storm.
- മുഴുവൻ (muzhuvan) — Throughout, all through, during or over the whole of something; used after the noun, as in divasam muzhuvan.
സമയത്ത് (samayathu) marks the moment at which something happens, മുഴുവൻ (muzhuvan) means all the way through a stretch of time, and the remaining entries are festival and ritual words whose definitions merely mention things done during a ceremony.
Common questions
How do you say during in Malayalam?
During is സമയത്ത് (samayathu).
Does it come before or after the noun?
After it. Malayalam puts സമയത്ത് (samayathu) at the end, so the order is exam plus during, not during the exam.