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

ആദ്യത്തെ (aadhyathe)

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”

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.