Plural in Malayalam
The grammatical plural is ബഹുവചനം (bahuvachanam), the term used in Malayalam school grammar. Malayalam marks the plural with an ending on the noun, which is why so many dictionary entries are flagged as plural forms.
Most common translation
Plural (gram.).
ഈ വാക്കിന്റെ ബഹുവചനം ബോർഡിൽ എഴുതുക.
ee vaakkinte bahuvachanam bordil ezhuthuka.
Write the plural of this word on the board.
All Malayalam words for “plural”
- ബഹുവചനം (bahuvachanam) — Plural (gram.).
- കഥകൾ (kathakal) — Stories, tales, accounts of what happened; the plural of katha.
- കരടികൾ (karadikal) — Bears, more than one bear (plural of karadi).
- കാരണങ്ങൾ (kaaranangal) — Reasons, causes, the grounds for doing or believing something; the plural of kaaranam; causes; the reasons why something happens, the things that bring about a result.
- കാലുകൾ (kaalukal) — Feet, the plural of foot, the parts of the body you stand on; as a unit of length adi is used; legs. The limbs used for standing and walking; also the supports of a table or chair.
- കുടുംബങ്ങൾ (kudumbangal) — Families, households, groups of relatives living together; the plural of kudumbam.
- ചിത്രങ്ങൾ (chithrangal) — Pictures, photographs, drawings or paintings; the plural of chithram; images; pictures or photos, the visual likeness of something.
- ചെലവുകൾ (chelavukal) — Expenses, the money spent on things, costs that have to be met; costs, expenses, the money that has to be spent; the plural of chelavu.
- ജോലികൾ (jolikal) — Jobs, work, tasks; the plural of joli.
- ടിക്കറ്റുകൾ (tikkattukal) — Tickets, passes bought for travel, a film or an event; the plural of tikkattu.
- ടീമുകൾ (teemukal) — Teams, groups that play or work together; the plural of teem.
- പക്ഷികൾ (pakshikal) — Birds, winged creatures that fly; the plural of pakshi.
- പദ്ധതികൾ (paddhathikal) — Plans, schemes, projects; the plural of paddhathi; projects; planned pieces of work, schemes undertaken by a government or company, assignments done at school.
- മാധ്യമം (maadhyamam) — Media, the newspapers, television and other channels that carry news; the plural is maadhyamangal.
- മൈൽ (mail) — Miles, the plural of mile, a unit of distance of about 1.6 kilometres.
- വചനം (vachanam) — Word, speech, talk, proverb, wise saying, pronunciation; (gram.) singular or plural number.
- ശബ്ദങ്ങൾ (shabdangal) — Sounds, noises, the things one hears; the plural of shabdam, sound.
- സ്ഥലങ്ങൾ (sthalangal) — Places, locations, spots; the plural of sthalam, place; sites; places, locations, spots where something stands or is found.
The other candidates are themselves plural nouns, listed as examples of the ending at work, not words for the grammatical term.
Common questions
How do you say plural in Malayalam?
ബഹുവചനം (bahuvachanam), the grammatical term.
How does Malayalam form the plural?
With an ending added to the noun, as the plural entries in this dictionary show.