Noon in Malayalam

Midday in Malayalam is നട്ടുച്ച (nattucha), the word Kerala speakers use for twelve o clock and the hot middle of the day. Close by in the list is ഉച്ചകഴിഞ്ഞ് (uchakazhinju), which marks the time after noon. Both are built around the same word for the noon hour.

Most common translation

നട്ടുച്ച (nattucha)

Noon, midday.

നട്ടുച്ചയ്ക്ക് വെയിൽ വളരെ കടുത്തതായിരുന്നു.

nattuchaykku veyil valare kaduthathaayirunnu.

At noon the sunshine was very harsh.

All Malayalam words for “noon”

നട്ടുച്ച names noon itself, whereas ഉച്ചകഴിഞ്ഞ് means afternoon, the stretch once noon has passed.

Common questions

How do you say noon in Malayalam?

Say നട്ടുച്ച (nattucha).

How is afternoon said?

Use ഉച്ചകഴിഞ്ഞ് (uchakazhinju), the time after noon.