Little in Malayalam
A little is അല്പം (alpam) in Malayalam, the ready word for a small quantity of anything. Spoken Malayalam also loves ഇത്തിരി, ഇച്ചിരി (ithiriichiri), a homely pair meaning a tiny bit. For slightly, to a small degree, the form is അൽപം (alpam).
Most common translation
Some, a little.
ചായയില് അല്പം പഞ്ചസാര ഇടൂ.
chaayayil alpam panchasara idoo.
Put a little sugar in the tea.
All Malayalam words for “little”
- അല്പം (alpam) — Some, a little.
- അല്പസ്വല്പം (alpaswalpam) — A little, some, something.
- ഇത്തിരി, ഇച്ചിരി (ithiriichiri) — A little, some, very little.
- തുച്ഛം (thucham) — A little, a trifling or insignificant portion.
- ലേശം (lesham) — A little, trace, tinge, a small quantity, a period of two moments.
- അസാരം (asaram) — That which is unsubstantial or unimportant, a little.
- അൽപം (alpam) — Slightly; a little, to a small degree.
- ഒരുപിടി (orupidi) — A handful, a little.
- ഉഴക്ക് (uzhakk) — A measure, quarter of a 'nazhy', a little.
- കുറച്ച് (kurach) — Some, a few, a little.
- ചെറിയ (cheriya) — Small, short, little, insignificant, tender.
- അപ്രശസ്ത (aprashastha) — Not well-known, little known.
- ഇത്തിരി (ithiri) — Very little.
- ചുരുക്കമായ (churukkamaaya) — Brief, short, lasting or taking only a little time.
- വില കുറഞ്ഞ (vila kuranja) — Cheap, inexpensive; costing little money.
alpam and alpaswalpam are the general words for a little, ithiriichiri is colloquial and affectionate, lesham is a trace or tinge, and thucham and asaram suggest something trifling or insignificant.
Common questions
How do you say little in Malayalam?
അല്പം (alpam).
Which word sounds most conversational?
ഇത്തിരി, ഇച്ചിരി (ithiriichiri), the colloquial way of saying a tiny bit.