Long in Malayalam

The plain word for long is നീണ്ട (neenda), used of a road, a queue, a list or a long wait. In formal compounds ദീര്‍ഘ (deergha) takes over, as in long periods of time. Hold the first vowel, neen-da.

Most common translation

നീണ്ട (neenda)

Long.

നീണ്ട യാത്രയ്ക്ക് ശേഷം ഞങ്ങൾ വീട്ടിലെത്തി.

neenda yaathraykku shesham njangal veettilethi.

After a long journey we reached home.

All Malayalam words for “long”

നീണ്ട (neenda) is everyday long, ദീര്‍ഘ (deergha) the Sanskritic form for lengthy or tall, and നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന (nilanilkkunna) means lasting over a long time.

Common questions

How do you say long in Malayalam?

നീണ്ട (neenda), long or lengthy.

Which word fits a long stretch of history?

കാലഘട്ടം (kaalaghattam), an era or long distinct period.