Half in Malayalam
Cutting something in two gives you പകുതി (pakuthi), the everyday word for half. It is pronounced pa-ku-thi with a soft th, and you will hear it in shops, kitchens and classrooms.
Most common translation
Half, sub-division of a taluq, nature.
ആപ്പിൾ പകുതി എനിക്ക് തരൂ.
aappil pakuthi enikku tharoo.
Give me half the apple.
All Malayalam words for “half”
- പകുതി (pakuthi) — Half, sub-division of a taluq, nature.
- അര (ara) — Half, waist, the middle part.
- അര്ദ്ധം (ardham) — A half, a portion.
- പാതി (pathi) — Half, a moiety, master, husband.
- അരക്ഷണം (arakshanam) — Half a moment, a very short while or time.
- അര്ദ്ധ വൃത്തം (ardha vrutham) — Half a circle, semi circle.
- ഉത്തരാര്ദ്ധം (utharaarddham) — The second half, the northern half, the upper part of the body.
- ഭൂരിപക്ഷം (bhooripaksham) — Majority, the greater part, more than half of a group.
- ശനിയാഴ്ച (shaniyaazhcha) — Saturday, the sixth day of the week, the day before Sunday and a half or full holiday for most schools and offices in Kerala.
അര is the half that goes with measures and numbers, അര്ദ്ധം is the bookish noun, and ഉത്തരാര്ദ്ധം means the second half specifically.
Common questions
How do you say half in Malayalam?
പകുതി (pakuthi), half or one of two equal parts.
What is half a circle?
അര്ദ്ധ വൃത്തം (ardha vrutham), a semicircle, built on the formal അര്ദ്ധം (ardham).