Small in Malayalam

Small is ചെറിയ (cheriya), the adjective that every Malayali learns first, used before a noun for small, short, little or tender. It stretches to insignificant when applied to people or matters. Three light syllables, and it has a matching noun form for a small one.

Most common translation

ചെറിയ (cheriya)

Small, short, little, insignificant, tender.

ഇത് ഒരു ചെറിയ വീട് ആണ്.

ithu oru cheriya veedu aanu.

This is a little house.

All Malayalam words for “small”

കുറിയ (kuriya) means short in stature and can sound unkind, ഹ്രസ്വ (hraswa) is the grammatical and literary word for short, and the remaining entries are simply things described as small in their definitions.

Common questions

How do you say small in Malayalam?

ചെറിയ (cheriya), placed before the noun it describes.

How do I say a small child?

ചെറിയ (cheriya) with the word for child, or the single word കുഞ്ഞ് (kunju), which means a baby or very small child.