Intermission in Malayalam
When a film or a play pauses halfway, that gap is ഇടനേരം (idaneram), literally the in-between time. The compound is transparent, ida meaning between and neram meaning time, and it is pronounced exactly as written.
Interval, intermission.
നാടകത്തിന്റെ ഇടനേരം പത്ത് മിനിറ്റാണ്.
naadakaththinte idaneram paththu minittaanu.
The interval of the play is ten minutes.
All Malayalam words for “intermission”
- ഇടനേരം (idaneram) — Interval, intermission.
- വിരാമം (viraamam) — A stop, close, full stop (punctuation), intermission.
വിരാമം (viraamam) is a stop or pause in a broader and more formal sense, including the full stop in punctuation, whereas ഇടനേരം (idaneram) is specifically the break in the middle of something.
Common questions
How do you say intermission in Malayalam?
ഇടനേരം (idaneram) is the word, meaning the interval or break in between.
Would a cinema in Kerala announce it that way?
Many halls simply use the English word, but ഇടനേരം (idaneram) is the Malayalam term; വിരാമം (viraamam) would suggest a stop rather than a scheduled break.