Foot-note in Malayalam

A foot-note at the bottom of a page is അടിക്കുറിപ്പ് (adikkurippu). Textbooks, scholarly articles and legal documents in Malayalam all use this term. It names the note itself, the matter printed below the main text.

Most common translation

അടിക്കുറിപ്പ് (adikkurippu)

Foot-note.

പേജിന്റെ താഴെ ഒരു അടിക്കുറിപ്പ് ഉണ്ട്

pejinte thaazhe oru adikkurippu undu

There is a footnote at the bottom of the page.

Dictionary entry

Only this one entry is listed for foot-note, and its sense is the note at the foot of the page rather than the small reference number that points to it.

Common questions

How do you say foot-note in Malayalam?

Say അടിക്കുറിപ്പ് (adikkurippu).

Is the same word used for notes at the end of a book?

The listed sense is the note at the foot of a page, so end matter would need a different term.