Northern in Malayalam
Northern is വടക്കൻ (vadakkan), the adjective formed from the direction word വടക്ക് (vadakku). It is used for anything belonging to or lying in the north, including northern styles of food and martial arts. The remaining entries here are nouns rather than adjectives.
Most common translation
Northern, belonging to or lying in the north; of the northern side.
വടക്കൻ കേരളത്തിൽ മഴ കൂടുതലാണ്.
vadakkan keralatthil mazha kooduthalaanu.
There is more rain in northern Kerala.
All Malayalam words for “northern”
- വടക്കൻ (vadakkan) — Northern, belonging to or lying in the north; of the northern side.
- ഉത്തരാര്ദ്ധം (utharaarddham) — The second half, the northern half, the upper part of the body.
- ധ്രുവപ്രദേശം (dhruvapradesham) — Polar region (northern or southern).
- റഷ്യ (rashya) — Russia, the very large country spread across eastern Europe and northern Asia.
- വടക്ക് (vadakku) — North, the northern direction or side.
വടക്കൻ is the adjective, വടക്ക് the direction noun, ഉത്തരാര്ദ്ധം the northern half, and ധ്രുവപ്രദേശം a polar region at either end of the globe.
Common questions
How do you say northern in Malayalam?
Use വടക്കൻ (vadakkan).
How does it differ from വടക്ക്?
വടക്ക് (vadakku) is the direction north itself, while വടക്കൻ describes something as northern.