Scale in Malayalam

Scale in the sense of a measure or standard is തോത് (thothu), used for a rating scale, a pay scale and a rate of measurement. For scale meaning size, Malayalam uses phrases: വന്‍തോതിലുള്ള (vanthothilulla) is large-scale and വ്യാപകമായി (vyaapakamaayi) is on a large scale.

Most common translation

തോത് (thothu)

Measure, scale, standard, rate, criterion.

മഴയുടെ തോത് ഇത്തവണ കൂടുതലാണ്.

mazhayude thothu ithavana kooduthalaan.

The rate of rainfall is higher this time.

All Malayalam words for “scale”

A weighing scale and the scales on a fish are different words and are not in this list.

Common questions

How do you say scale in Malayalam?

തോത് (thothu) for a measure or standard.

How do you say large scale?

വന്‍തോതിലുള്ള (vanthothilulla) before a noun, or വ്യാപകമായി (vyaapakamaayi) as an adverb.