Nearly in Malayalam
Nearly, when you are rounding a figure, is ഉദ്ദേശം (uddesham), placed before the number like English approximately. For nearly in the sense of almost, ഏതാണ്ട് (eathandu) is the word heard in speech.
Most common translation
Nearly, approximately, more or less.
വീട്ടിൽ നിന്ന് സ്കൂളിലേക്ക് ഉദ്ദേശം രണ്ട് കിലോമീറ്റർ ഉണ്ട്.
veettil ninnu schoolilekku uddesham randu kilometer undu.
It is about two kilometres from home to school.
All Malayalam words for “nearly”
- ഉദ്ദേശം (uddesham) — Nearly, approximately, more or less.
- ഏകദേശം (eakadesham) — Almost, nearly, about, somewhat, approximately, a part, one side.
- ഏതാണ്ട് (eathandu) — More or less, somewhat, almost, nearly.
- പ്രായേണ (prayena) — Mostly, almost, practically, nearly.
ഉദ്ദേശം (uddesham) and ഏകദേശം (eakadesham) are about approximation, ഏതാണ്ട് (eathandu) means almost, and പ്രായേണ (prayena) is closer to mostly or practically.
Common questions
How do you say nearly in Malayalam?
Before a number, use ഉദ്ദേശം (uddesham).
How do you say almost finished?
ഏതാണ്ട് (eathandu) carries that sense of almost.