Facing in Malayalam
എതിരെ (ethire) expresses facing or standing opposite, and like most such words in Malayalam it follows the noun, as in enikkethire. Say e-thi-re, with a soft th. For facing in the sense of pointing straight towards something, speakers use നേരെ (nere).
Against, in opposition to, facing (used after the noun, as in enikkethire).
അവൻ എനിക്കെതിരെ സംസാരിച്ചു.
avan enikkethire samsaarichu.
He spoke against me.
All Malayalam words for “facing”
- എതിരെ (ethire) — Against, in opposition to, facing (used after the noun, as in enikkethire).
- എതിര് (ethir) — Opposite, adverse, confronting, facing.
- അഭിഭാഷണം (abhibhashanam) — Advocacy, conversation, address (facing people).
- നേരെ (nere) — Toward; in the direction of, facing. Malayalam usually shows this with the ending lekku added to the noun.
- പ്രാചീന (praacheena) — Ancient, turned to the east, facing the east.
എതിരെ (ethire) can mean both facing and against, and എതിര് (ethir) is the related stem for opposite or adverse. നേരെ (nere) is purely directional, പ്രാചീന (praacheena) means facing east in old texts, and അഭിഭാഷണം (abhibhashanam) concerns addressing an audience rather than physical direction.
Common questions
How do you say facing in Malayalam?
എതിരെ (ethire) means facing or opposite, placed after the noun.
Which word means facing towards something?
നേരെ (nere) points in the direction of a thing, and the ending lekku on the noun does the same job.