New in Malayalam

New is പുതിയ (puthiya) in everyday Malayalam, placed before the noun it describes. Formal and literary writing prefers നൂതന (noothana) for the same idea.

Most common translation

പുതിയ (puthiya)

New, fresh.

അവൻ പുതിയ കുപ്പായം വാങ്ങി.

avan puthiya kuppayam vangi.

He bought a new shirt.

All Malayalam words for “new”

പുതിയ (puthiya) and പുത്തന്‍ (puthan) are the common forms, നൂതന (noothana) is the formal one, and ആധുനിക (aadhunika) shifts the sense towards modern rather than new.

Common questions

How do you say new in Malayalam?

Say പുതിയ (puthiya).

Which word means modern?

ആധുനിക (aadhunika) is modern or recent.