Originally in Malayalam
Originally is ആദ്യം (aadyam), which does double duty for first and in the beginning. Malayalis use it to mark how things stood before some later change.
Most common translation
Originally; at first, in the beginning, before any later change.
ആദ്യം ഈ വീട് ചെറുതായിരുന്നു.
aadyam ee veedu cheruthaayirunnu.
Originally this house was small.
Dictionary entry
- ആദ്യം (aadyam) — Originally; at first, in the beginning, before any later change.
Just one option is listed, and because aadyam also means firstly, the context has to show which sense is intended.
Common questions
How do you say originally in Malayalam?
ആദ്യം (aadyam).
Does aadyam also mean first?
Yes. It covers both at first and originally.