First in Malayalam
Pointing at the first of anything, speakers use ആദ്യത്തെ (aadhyathe), which goes straight before the noun. The bare stem ആദ്യ (aadya) appears in compounds and formal writing. Counting in order, the form is ഒന്നാം (onnam), as in the first class.
Most common translation
First, initial.
ആദ്യത്തെ ബസ് രാവിലെ ആറിന് വരും.
aadhyathe bus raavile aarinu varum.
The first bus comes at six in the morning.
All Malayalam words for “first”
- ആദ്യത്തെ (aadhyathe) — First, initial.
- ആദ്യ (aadya) — The first, initial.
- ഒന്നാം (onnam) — First.
- ഒന്നാമത്തെ (onnaamatthe) — First, coming before all others in order.
- പ്രഥമ (pradhama) — First, foremost; (gram.) first personal; first person; (gram), the first case (nominative).
- പൂര്വ്വ (poorva) — Ancient, first, olden, eastern, prior, aforesaid, mentioned already, chief.
- അഗ്ര (agra) — Situated at the tip, chief, first, the best.
- പ്രമുഖ (pramukha) — Important, eminent, first, chief, leading, foremost, principal.
- പ്രാഥമിക (pradhamika) — Primary, initial, first.
- അഗ്രഗണനീയത (agragananeeyatha) — State of deserving the first, foremost or utmost consideration.
- അഗ്രോപഹാരം (agropaharam) — The first gift presented to sb.
- അരങ്ങേറ്റം (arangettam) — The first public performance of an artistic form.
- ആദാം (adam) — Adam, the first man.
- ആദ്യം (aadyam) — Originally; at first, in the beginning, before any later change.
- ആദ്യഘട്ടം (aadyaghattam) — Primary stage, first stage.
- ഉപസരം (upasaram) — Mating, child-birth or first pregnancy among animals.
- ഋഗ്വേദം (rigwedam) — The first of the four Vedas.
- ഒറിജിനൽ (orijinal) — Original, genuine, not a copy; the first or authentic version of something.
- കണികാണുക (kanikanuka) — See the first thing in a day.
- കൈനീട്ടം (kaineettam) — The first gift or sale or transaction, the gift given on Vishu day, bribe.
- ഗംഭീരം (gambeeram) — That which is noble, majestic, grand or profound grand style of language, greater meaning than what appears at first sight.
- ജനുവരി (januvari) — January, the first month of the year.
- ജയിക്കുക (jayikkuka) — Wins; to win a game, election or prize, to come first, to be victorious.
- ജയിച്ചു (jayichu) — Won, came first, defeated the other side; the past form of jayikkuka.
- ഞായറാഴ്ച (njaayaraazhcha) — Sunday, the first day of the week, usually a day off.
- തിങ്കളാഴ്ച (thinkalaazhcha) — Monday; the day after Sunday, the first working day of the week.
- പ്രഥമന് (pradhaman) — The first one, chief, a kind of dessert made of milk, rice, sugar, fruits etc.
- രണ്ടാമത്തെ (randaamatthe) — Second, coming after the first; sekkandu is the unit of time.
- ശകുനം (shakunam) — An omen, the first object seen on setting out on a journey, indicative sign of good or evil happening in the future, bird.
aadhyathe and aadya mean first in time, onnam is first in a numbered series, and പ്രഥമ (pradhama) belongs to grammar and formal usage.
Common questions
How do you say first in Malayalam?
First is ആദ്യത്തെ (aadhyathe).
How do I say first rank or first class?
Use ഒന്നാം (onnam), the ordinal first.