Properly in Malayalam
തക്കവണ്ണം (thakkavannam) is properly in the sense of suitably or aptly, the way something ought to be done for the occasion. It is a formal adverb, more written than spoken.
Properly, suitably, aptly.
മഴയ്ക്ക് തക്കവണ്ണം ഞങ്ങൾ ഒരുങ്ങി.
mazhaykku thakkavannam njangal orungi.
We got ready suitably for the rain.
All Malayalam words for “properly”
- തക്കവണ്ണം (thakkavannam) — Properly, suitably, aptly.
- നേരേ (nere) — Straight on, justly, properly, face to face.
- പന്തലിക്കുക (panthalikkuka) — Grow spreading on all sides, be flat (said of a roof not properly slopping).
- പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു (pravartthikkunnu) — Works, functions, runs properly; of a person holding a job Malayalam says joli cheyyunnu.
- വേവ് (vev) — Burning, properly cooked condition, heat, sultriness.
നേരേ (nere) is properly as straightforwardly or justly, and പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു (pravartthikkunnu) is the verb form used of a machine working properly. Everyday Malayalam more often says correctly, with a word this list does not hold.
Common questions
How do you say properly in Malayalam?
തക്കവണ്ണം (thakkavannam) for suitably; for a device working properly, പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നു (pravartthikkunnu).
Which words here are not about doing something properly?
പന്തലിക്കുക (panthalikkuka) is about spreading flat and വേവ് (vev) is about being properly cooked, so both are special cases.