Procedure in Malayalam
Procedure, the set steps for doing something officially, is നടപടി (nadapadi). In the plural it also means proceedings or action taken, as when a department acts on a complaint, and the word comes from the idea of walking, so it carries the sense of how a thing proceeds.
Most common translation
Procedure, behaviour, custom.
സ്കൂളിൽ പുതിയ നടപടി തുടങ്ങി.
skoolil puthiya nadapadi thudangi
A new procedure started at school.
All Malayalam words for “procedure”
- നടപടി (nadapadi) — Procedure, behaviour, custom.
- ക്രമം (kramam) — Order, law, rule, method, custom, justice, procedure, tradition, regularity.
- നടപ്പ് (nadapp) — Travel, travelling on foot, demeanour, conduct, procedure.
- ധൃതഗതി (dhrithagathi) — Haste, hurry, rashness, thoughtless procedure, indiscretion.
- രീതി (reethi) — Method; a way of doing something, a settled procedure or system; mode; a way or manner of doing something, a method; also a setting on a device.
nadapadi is the official procedure, രീതി (reethi) is a method or way of doing something in general, ക്രമം (kramam) is order and regularity, and നടപ്പ് (nadapp) is more about conduct and custom.
Common questions
How do you say procedure in Malayalam?
നടപടി (nadapadi).
Does nadapadi also mean action taken against someone?
Yes, in official Malayalam it commonly means proceedings or action, so the context matters.