Solitary in Malayalam
Solitary is ഏകാന്ത (ekaantha), the adjective for lonely, secluded and deserted. It describes a solitary house, an empty road and a person who keeps apart. Four syllables, with the long first vowel doing the work.
Most common translation
Lonely, deserted, secluded, solitary.
ഏകാന്തമായ വഴിയിൽ ആരും ഇല്ലായിരുന്നു.
ekaanthamaaya vazhiyil aarum illaayirunnu.
There was nobody on the lonely road.
All Malayalam words for “solitary”
- ഏകാന്ത (ekaantha) — Lonely, deserted, secluded, solitary.
- ഒറ്റ (otta) — Single, solitary, one, pertaining to one.
ഒറ്റ (otta) means single or one of a kind rather than lonely, so it fits a solitary item in a set but not solitude.
Common questions
How do you say solitary in Malayalam?
ഏകാന്ത (ekaantha) when you mean lonely or secluded, ഒറ്റ (otta) when you mean just one.
How do I say solitary confinement?
Kerala legal writing pairs the related noun for solitude with the word for imprisonment; the adjective here is the base of that phrase.