Short in Malayalam

For short in length or height, Malayalam says കുറിയ (kuriya), the ordinary adjective for short and small. Writing and grammar prefer ഹ്രസ്വ (hraswa), the Sanskrit word that also names a short vowel.

Most common translation

കുറിയ (kuriya)

Short, small, dwarfish.

അവൻ കുറിയ ആളാണ്.

avan kuriya alanu.

He is a short man.

All Malayalam words for “short”

Short in time is ചുരുക്കമായ (churukkamaaya), brief, while കട്ടയന്‍ (kattayan) is a noun for a short stout man, and cheriya, laghuvaaya and aduthu drift into small, light and nearby.

Common questions

How do you say short in Malayalam?

കുറിയ (kuriya) for a short thing or person, ചുരുക്കമായ (churukkamaaya) for a short time.

Which word does a grammar book use?

ഹ്രസ്വ (hraswa), which also names the short vowel.