Foremost in Malayalam
Ranked ahead of all the rest is പ്രധാന (pradhana), the stem used before a noun for the chief or foremost thing. It is everywhere in titles and headlines. In more formal prose, അഗ്രഗണ്യ (agraganya) marks the person or thing deserving first place.
Most common translation
Important, chief, foremost.
ഇതാണ് പ്രധാന വഴി.
ithaanu pradhaana vazhi.
This is the main road.
All Malayalam words for “foremost”
- പ്രധാന (pradhana) — Important, chief, foremost.
- അഗ്രഗണ്യ (agraganya) — Foremost, the most important, chief.
- പ്രഥമ (pradhama) — First, foremost; (gram.) first personal; first person; (gram), the first case (nominative).
- പ്രമുഖ (pramukha) — Important, eminent, first, chief, leading, foremost, principal.
- മികച്ച (mikacha) — Excellent, super fine, foremost, superior.
- മുഖ്യം (mukhyam) — That which is important, chief, prime, foremost.
- അഗ്രഗണനീയത (agragananeeyatha) — State of deserving the first, foremost or utmost consideration.
- അഗ്രേസരന് (agresaran) — One who goes before, leader, guide, foremost person.
pradhana and പ്രമുഖ (pramukha) mean chief and leading in ordinary use, agraganya is loftier, and അഗ്രേസരന് (agresaran) is the one who goes in front as leader.
Common questions
How do you say foremost in Malayalam?
Foremost is പ്രധാന (pradhana).
Which word suits the foremost scholar of an age?
അഗ്രഗണ്യ (agraganya), the one counted first.