Following in Malayalam
To say that one thing comes after another, Malayalam places ശേഷം (sesham) after the noun or verb, as in after the meal. It is the workaday way of marking what follows. The following one, the next in line, is അടുത്ത (adutha).
Most common translation
After, following, once something is over (used as a postposition after the noun or verb).
ഭക്ഷണം കഴിഞ്ഞ ശേഷം മരുന്ന് കഴിക്കണം.
bhakshanam kazhinja sesham marunnu kazhikkanam.
The medicine should be taken after food.
All Malayalam words for “following”
- ശേഷം (sesham) — After, following, once something is over (used as a postposition after the noun or verb).
- അനുസരണം (anusaranam) — Obedience, following.
- അടുത്ത (adutha) — Next, the following one, coming immediately after.
- ആചാരി (achari) — Following or observing customs.
- ആദര്ശം (aadarsham) — Ideal, an example worth following.
- പരമ്പര (parambara) — Coming in serial succession, following in traditional lineage.
sesham marks what comes after in time, adutha is the next item, അനുസരണം (anusaranam) is following in the sense of obedience, and പരമ്പര (parambara) is a succession or lineage.
Common questions
How do you say following in Malayalam?
Following, in the sense of after, is ശേഷം (sesham).
How do I say the following day?
Use അടുത്ത (adutha), the next or following one.