Folded in Malayalam
The single option, മടങ്ങിയ (madangiya), means folded, and the same participle also means returned, because the verb behind it covers bending back and coming back. It is the ordinary past participle, equally at home in speech and in writing.
Most common translation
Folded; returned.
മടങ്ങിയ കടലാസ് മേശയിൽ ഉണ്ട്.
madangiya kadalaasu meshayil undu.
The folded paper is on the table.
Dictionary entry
- മടങ്ങിയ (madangiya) — Folded; returned.
Context separates the two senses: with cloth or paper മടങ്ങിയ (madangiya) is folded, with a person or a journey it is returned.
Common questions
How do you say folded in Malayalam?
മടങ്ങിയ (madangiya), as in a folded cloth or a folded sheet of paper.
Why does it also mean returned?
The underlying verb means to bend or turn back, so folding over and going back share one word.