Reply in Malayalam

മറുപടി (marupadi) is a reply: the answer you give to a letter, a question or an accusation. It is the word on a form that asks for a reply and the one people use when they say they got no reply. Four beats, light throughout.

Most common translation

മറുപടി (marupadi)

Response, reply, answer.

അവന്റെ മറുപടി ഇതുവരെ വന്നില്ല.

avante marupadi ithuvare vannilla.

His response has not come yet.

All Malayalam words for “reply”

ഉത്തരം (uttharam) is an answer in the sense of a solution or the right answer to a question, പ്രത്യുത്തരം (prathyutharam) is a rejoinder to a reply, എതിര്‍മൊഴി (ethirmozhi) is an older word that also means antonym, പ്രതികടം (prathikadam) is an evasive reply, തിരിച്ചുപറയുക (thirichuparayuka) is to retort, and ബതല്‍ (bathal) is a rare word for a substitute.

Common questions

How do you say reply in Malayalam?

മറുപടി (marupadi), the ordinary noun for a reply or response.

What is the difference from ഉത്തരം (uttharam)?

The first is a response to someone, the second is the answer to a question or problem, as in an exam.