Repeatedly in Malayalam
അടിക്കടി (adikkadi) is repeatedly, again and again, and it is one of the handful of Malayalam adverbs that everyone uses daily. It is formed by doubling a short root, which is a common way the language builds repetition. Four beats, brisk.
Most common translation
Repeatedly, again and again, continually, frequently.
അവൻ അടിക്കടി ഫോൺ നോക്കുന്നു.
avan adikkadi phone nokkunnu.
He checks his phone frequently.
All Malayalam words for “repeatedly”
- അടിക്കടി (adikkadi) — Repeatedly, again and again, continually, frequently.
- പലകുറി (palakuri) — Repeatedly, again and again, several times.
പലകുറി (palakuri) means several times over and is a shade more formal, suiting written prose about something done repeatedly.
Common questions
How do you say repeatedly in Malayalam?
അടിക്കടി (adikkadi), placed before the verb.
Does it also mean frequently?
Yes. The same adverb covers often and continually, so it is wider than the English repeatedly.