Interval in Malayalam
An interval of time is ഇടനേരം (idaneram) in Malayalam, a compound of ida, a gap, and neram, time. Say it i-da-ne-ram with a light first syllable. It fits the break between two events or the pause in the middle of something.
Most common translation
Interval, intermission.
നാടകത്തിന്റെ ഇടനേരം പത്ത് മിനിറ്റാണ്.
naadakaththinte idaneram paththu minittaanu.
The interval of the play is ten minutes.
Dictionary entry
- ഇടനേരം (idaneram) — Interval, intermission.
ഇടനേരം (idaneram) refers to the gap of time between two points, so it suits a break, a pause or an intermission rather than a measured musical or mathematical interval.
Common questions
How do you say interval in Malayalam?
ഇടനേരം (idaneram), which literally means in-between time.
Is idaneram used for a break in a film or a programme?
Yes, it works naturally for an intermission or any pause in the middle of an event, since the word simply names the time in between.