Formerly in Malayalam
Formerly is മുമ്പ് (mumbu) in Malayalam, a short common word pronounced mum-bu. It does double duty for earlier in time and for in front in space, so context settles which you mean.
Most common translation
Formerly, in olden times; front.
രണ്ടു വർഷം മുമ്പ് ഞങ്ങൾ ഇവിടെ വന്നു.
randu varsham mumpu njangal ivide vannu.
We came here two years ago.
All Malayalam words for “formerly”
- മുമ്പ് (mumbu) — Formerly, in olden times; front.
- മോഹിനിയാട്ടം (mohiniyaattam) — A dance form in Kerala formerly performed by Devadasis (women dedicated to temple service), a kind of nautch dance.
മുമ്പ് (mumbu) is the real answer here; മോഹിനിയാട്ടം (mohiniyaattam) appears on this page only through its definition, since it names a Kerala dance form once performed by temple dancers.
Common questions
How do you say formerly in Malayalam?
Say മുമ്പ് (mumbu) for formerly or earlier.
How do I say long ago?
Malayalam puts a word for much or very with മുമ്പ് (mumbu), and the same word before a noun gives phrases like before the rains.