Said in Malayalam
Said is പറഞ്ഞു (paranju), the past tense of the verb to say, and it is the form you need for he said and she said in reported speech. പറഞ്ഞ (paranja) is the participle, the said thing, used before a noun.
Most common translation
Told, said, informed; past tense of parayuka, to say; stated; said, declared, mentioned openly or officially.
ടീച്ചർ ഞങ്ങളോട് ഒരു കഥ പറഞ്ഞു.
teechar njangalodu oru katha paranju.
The teacher told us a story.
All Malayalam words for “said”
- പറഞ്ഞു (paranju) — Told, said, informed; past tense of parayuka, to say; stated; said, declared, mentioned openly or officially.
- പറഞ്ഞ (paranja) — Said, spoken, promised.
- ആഖ്യാത (akhyatha) — Not famous, having bad fame, infamous; that is said or told.
- ആഖ്യാതം (aakhyaatham) — (gram.) predicate, verb, what is said or told or made known.
- കടുപ്പമുള്ള (kaduppamulla) — Hard, firm or solid; also tough or difficult; tough; hard, not easy to do or to break; also said of strong people and of hard meat.
- കൂടുതൽ (kooduthal) — Further, more, additional; of distance, farther, said as kooduthal doore.
- കേൾക്കുക (kelkkuka) — To listen, to hear, to pay attention to what is said; listening. Paying attention to a sound; hearing someone with care.
- ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kshamikkanam) — Sorry, pardon me, excuse me, said when apologising.
- ഗൗരവമുള്ള (gauravamulla) — Serious, grave, needing careful attention; also said of an illness that is severe.
- ചൂടുള്ള (choodulla) — Hot, warm to the touch; of high temperature, said of food, water or weather.
- ചെരിയുക (cheriyuka) — Slope down, die (said of an elephant), bend, turn.
- തടുക്കുക (thadukkuka) — Obstruct, hinder, stop, mate (said of animals).
- തിരണ്ട (thiranda) — Matured (said of girls), having attained puberty.
- തീർച്ചയായും (theerchayaayum) — Absolutely, certainly, definitely, without doubt; indeed; certainly, truly, said to confirm or to add weight to a statement.
- ദശലക്ഷം (dashalaksham) — Million, ten lakh; Malayalam more often counts in lakhs, so pathu laksham is also said.
- നീരാടുക (neeraaduka) — Bathe, wash oneself (said of gods or kings).
- പട്ടികപ്പെടുത്തുക (pattikappeduthuka) — Listed; entered in a list or register, written down one by one; also said as pattikayil cherkkuka.
- പന്തലിക്കുക (panthalikkuka) — Grow spreading on all sides, be flat (said of a roof not properly slopping).
- പ്രവൃത്തി (pravrutthi) — Action, a deed, something actually done rather than said.
- മേലേക്ക് (melekku) — Onto; up on to the top or surface of something, also said with the suffix lekku after the noun.
- വാക്കുകൾ (vaakkukal) — Words, single units of speech or writing; also what somebody has said.
- വിട (vida) — Goodbye, a farewell said when parting from someone.
- സംസാരിച്ചു (samsaarichu) — Talked, chatted, had a conversation; the past form of samsaarikkuka; spoke, said words aloud, addressed someone; the past form of samsaarikkuka, to speak.
- സമ്മതിക്കുക (sammathikkuka) — To admit, to accept that something is true, to confess or own up; agreed, past of agree; said yes to something, consented or came to the same opinion.
akhyatha and aakhyaatham are grammatical terms about what is told or made known, and the other entries mention said only inside their English glosses.
Common questions
How do you say said in Malayalam?
പറഞ്ഞു (paranju) for he or she said.
How is it different from the participle?
പറഞ്ഞു (paranju) is the finished verb, while പറഞ്ഞ (paranja) modifies a noun, as in the said promise.