Recent in Malayalam
ഇക്കഴിഞ്ഞ (ikkazhinja) is recent in the sense of just past, the form used in phrases like the recent election or this past week. The kk is held and the word behaves as an adjective before its noun. It is the natural choice for something that has only just happened.
Most common translation
Recent.
ഇക്കഴിഞ്ഞ ആഴ്ച ഞങ്ങള് നാട്ടില് പോയി
ikkazhinja aazhcha njangal naattil poyi
Last week we went to our village.
All Malayalam words for “recent”
- ഇക്കഴിഞ്ഞ (ikkazhinja) — Recent.
- ആധുനിക (aadhunika) — Modern, new, recent.
- ആധുനികം (aadhunikam) — Sth. modern or of recent origin.
- പ്രതിനവ (prathinava) — Latest, most recent, newly developed.
ആധുനിക (aadhunika) and ആധുനികം (aadhunikam) mean modern rather than recent, which is a different claim about a thing, and പ്രതിനവ (prathinava) means the very latest.
Common questions
How do you say recent in Malayalam?
ഇക്കഴിഞ്ഞ (ikkazhinja), recent or just past.
How do you say recent developments?
Put ikkazhinja before the noun, or use പ്രതിനവ (prathinava) when you mean the newest and latest.