Greater in Malayalam
Greater is കൂടുതൽ വലിയ (kooduthal valiya) in Malayalam, literally more big. There is no comparative ending as in English: you put kooduthal, more, in front of the adjective, or add -ilum to what is being compared. The same trick builds longer and faster.
കൂടുതൽ വലിയ (kooduthal valiya)
Greater, bigger or larger; Malayalam makes the comparative with kooduthal or with the ending -ilum; larger; bigger in size, amount or extent than something else.
ഇതിലും കൂടുതൽ വലിയ വീട് അവർക്കുണ്ട്.
ithilum kooduthal valiya veedu avarkkundu.
They have an even greater house than this.
All Malayalam words for “greater”
- കൂടുതൽ വലിയ (kooduthal valiya) — Greater, bigger or larger; Malayalam makes the comparative with kooduthal or with the ending -ilum; larger; bigger in size, amount or extent than something else.
- കൂടുതൽ നീളമുള്ള (kooduthal neelamulla) — Longer, greater in length or in time than something else.
- കൂടുതൽ വേഗത്തിൽ (kooduthal vegathil) — Faster; more quickly, at a greater speed than before.
- ഗംഭീരം (gambeeram) — That which is noble, majestic, grand or profound grand style of language, greater meaning than what appears at first sight.
- ഭൂരിപക്ഷം (bhooripaksham) — Majority, the greater part, more than half of a group.
- മിച്ചം (micham) — Balance, surplus, what is left after use, greater income (than expenditure).
- മൂത്ത (moottha) — Older, elder, greater in age; used especially of an elder brother or sister. For an older thing Malayalam says pazhaya.
കൂടുതൽ വലിയ is greater in size or amount, കൂടുതൽ നീളമുള്ള longer and കൂടുതൽ വേഗത്തിൽ faster; മൂത്ത is greater in age, and ഭൂരിപക്ഷം the greater part or majority.
Common questions
How do you say greater in Malayalam?
കൂടുതൽ വലിയ (kooduthal valiya).
How does Malayalam make comparatives?
With kooduthal before the adjective or the ending -ilum on the thing compared, so no new word form is needed.