Nothing in Malayalam
Nothing is ഒന്നുമില്ല (onnumilla) in Malayalam, one word made of onnum, anything, plus illa, there is not. It answers questions such as what happened or what is left. Say on-num-il-la.
Most common translation
Nothing.
പെട്ടിയിൽ ഒന്നുമില്ല.
pettiyil onnumilla.
There is none in the box.
All Malayalam words for “nothing”
- ഒന്നുമില്ല (onnumilla) — Nothing.
- ഇല്ലായ്ക (illaayka) — State of having nothing, nothingness, naught.
- ഒന്നിനും കൊള്ളാത്ത (onninum kollaatha) — Good for nothing.
- ഒഴിഞ്ഞ (ozhinja) — Empty, containing nothing; vacant, as of a bottle, room or house.
- പരാജയപ്പെട്ടു (paraajayappettu) — Failed; did not succeed, came to nothing; for failing an exam everyday Malayalam says thottu.
- പൂജ്യം (poojyam) — Zero; the number nought, nothing at all, none.
ഒന്നുമില്ല (onnumilla) states plainly that nothing is there, ഇല്ലായ്ക (illaayka) is the abstract noun nothingness, ഒഴിഞ്ഞ (ozhinja) means empty, പൂജ്യം (poojyam) is the number zero and ഒന്നിനും കൊള്ളാത്ത (onninum kollaatha) is the phrase good for nothing.
Common questions
How do you say nothing in Malayalam?
ഒന്നുമില്ല (onnumilla) is the normal answer when nothing is there.
What is the word for zero?
പൂജ്യം (poojyam) is zero, the number nought.