Once in Malayalam
Once in the sense of one time is ഒരു തവണ (oru thavna), built from oru, one, and the word for a turn or occasion. It answers how many times something happened. Other kinds of once need other words.
Most common translation
Once.
ഞാന് ഒരു തവണ മാത്രം അവിടെ പോയിട്ടുണ്ട്.
njan oru thavna mathram avide poyittundu.
I have gone there only once.
All Malayalam words for “once”
- ഒരു തവണ (oru thavna) — Once.
- ഒരുകാലത്ത് (orukaalath) — Long ago, once, once upon a time, at one time.
- ഒരുനാള് (orunal) — One day, once.
- ഉടന് (udan) — At once, forth with, immediately.
- തല്ക്ഷണം (thalkshanam) — Suddenly, at once, immediately.
- നടുതല (naduthala) — Plants or seeds for cultivation, tubers, etc. harvested once a year, the crown of the head.
- മാമാങ്കം (maamaankam) — A very great festival, a great festival held once in twelve years on the sand bed at Thirunavai in the month of 'Magha'(January-February).
- വാർഷിക (vaarshika) — Annual, yearly, coming once every year.
- ശേഷം (sesham) — After, following, once something is over (used as a postposition after the noun or verb).
ഒരു തവണ (oru thavna) and ഒരുനാള് (orunal) mean one time or one day, ഒരുകാലത്ത് (orukaalath) is once upon a time, and ഉടന് (udan) and തല്ക്ഷണം (thalkshanam) mean at once, immediately.
Common questions
How do you say once in Malayalam?
ഒരു തവണ (oru thavna) for one time, ഒരുകാലത്ത് (orukaalath) for once upon a time.
How do I say at once?
ഉടന് (udan) or തല്ക്ഷണം (thalkshanam), both meaning immediately.