Present in Malayalam

A present you give someone is സമ്മാനം (sammaanam), the same word used for a prize at a school function. When present means the current time, speakers switch to വര്‍ത്തമാനം (varthamaanam), and for present as an adjective ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ (ippozhathe) does the work in front of a noun.

Most common translation

സമ്മാനം (sammaanam)

Present, prize, respect, honour, adoration.

മത്സരത്തിൽ അവൾക്ക് സമ്മാനം കിട്ടി.

mathsarathil avalkku sammaanam kitti.

She got a prize in the competition.

All Malayalam words for “present”

ഉപഹാരം (upahaaram) is a gift offered upward, to a deity or to a person of rank, so it does not suit a birthday present. അസാന്നിദ്ധ്യം (asannidhyam) is the opposite, absence, and ആണ് (aanu) is the present tense form of the verb to be rather than a translation of the word present.

Common questions

How do you say present in Malayalam?

സമ്മാനം (sammaanam) for a gift, ഇപ്പോഴത്തെ (ippozhathe) for present meaning current, and വര്‍ത്തമാനം (varthamaanam) for the present time.

Which word fits a wedding present?

സമ്മാനം (sammaanam). Keep ഉപഹാരം (upahaaram) for an offering made at a temple or to a superior.