Excess in Malayalam
Excess in everyday Malayalam is കൂടുതല് (kooduthal), the same word people use for more, extra and surplus. The long oo at the start carries the weight, and shopkeepers and accountants use it without any formality at all.
Excess, surplus.
ഇന്ന് കടയിൽ തിരക്ക് കൂടുതല് ആയിരുന്നു.
inn kadayil thirakk kooduthal aayirunnu.
Today the crowd at the shop was more.
All Malayalam words for “excess”
- കൂടുതല് (kooduthal) — Excess, surplus.
- അധികപ്പറ്റ് (adhikappattu) — Excess, unnecessary, superfluous, the unwanted, supernumerary, superfluity.
- ആധിക്യം (aadhikyam) — Abundance, superfluity, excess, pre-eminence, state of being excessive or superfluous.
- വര്ഷം (varsham) — Rain, rainy season, cloud, sprinkling, shower, shedding, irrigating, excess, year, country, territory.
- വാശി (vaashi) — Obstinacy, measure, excess, surplus, cure, fire, the medicinal plant, Kotuveli.
കൂടുതല് is the plain everyday word. ആധിക്യം (aadhikyam) is its formal written counterpart, അധികപ്പറ്റ് (adhikappattu) suggests something unwanted or superfluous, and വാശി (vaashi) and വര്ഷം (varsham) carry the excess sense only as minor meanings among many others.
Common questions
What is excess in Malayalam?
കൂടുതല് (kooduthal) covers excess, extra and surplus in ordinary speech.
When should I use aadhikyam instead?
In writing or formal speech about an abundance of something. In conversation കൂടുതല് (kooduthal) is what people actually say.