Per in Malayalam
Per, as in per kilo or per head, is ഒന്നിന് (onninu), and Malayalam puts it after the unit instead of before it. The word is the dative of the numeral one, so it reads literally as to one. Say on-ni-nu.
Most common translation
Per, for each, for every one (Malayalam puts it after the unit, as in kilo onninu, per kilo).
കിലോ ഒന്നിന് അറുപതു രൂപ.
kilo onninu arupathu roopa.
Sixty rupees per kilo.
All Malayalam words for “per”
- ഒന്നിന് (onninu) — Per, for each, for every one (Malayalam puts it after the unit, as in kilo onninu, per kilo).
- യഥാകാമം (yathaakaamam) — As per one's wish, optionally.
യഥാകാമം (yathaakaamam) belongs to the set phrase meaning as per one's wish and is not the per of rates and measures.
Common questions
How do you say per in Malayalam?
Per is ഒന്നിന് (onninu).
How do you say per kilo?
Put the word for kilo first and ഒന്നിന് (onninu) after it, the reverse of the English order.