Sort in Malayalam
A sort or kind of thing is തരം (tharam), one of the most useful nouns in the language; it also means grade or quality, as in first-rate goods. Three syllables, with a light r in the middle. Shops, schools and officialese all lean on it.
Kinds, sorts, types, varieties of a thing; sort, kind, type, variety.
കടയിൽ പല തരം അരി ഉണ്ട്.
kadayil pala tharam ari undu.
The shop has several kinds of rice.
All Malayalam words for “sort”
- തരം (tharam) — Kinds, sorts, types, varieties of a thing; sort, kind, type, variety.
- വിധം (vidham) — Manner, way, sort, style.
- തരംതിരിക്കുക (tharamthirikkuka) — Classify, sort out, separate.
- തീര്പ്പ് (theerpp) — Decision, settlement, judgement, sentence, a sort of bonus in addition to the harvest wages paid in kind to agricultural workers.
- ലാത്തി (laathi) — Stout stick used by policemen, a sort of baton.
വിധം (vidham) is a sort in the sense of manner or style, the way something is done. തരംതിരിക്കുക (tharamthirikkuka) is the verb to sort out or classify, while തീര്പ്പ് (theerpp) and ലാത്തി (laathi) match only the stray phrase a sort of in their definitions.
Common questions
How do you say sort in Malayalam?
The noun is തരം (tharam), used for a sort, kind, type or grade.
What is the verb for sorting things out?
തരംതിരിക്കുക (tharamthirikkuka), literally to separate by kind, is the verb for sorting or classifying.