Speed in Malayalam
Speed is വേഗം (vegam), the rate at which anything moves, and the word on road signs, in cricket commentary and in everyday complaints about buses. Two syllables, the first open and short. As an adverb it also means quickly.
Most common translation
Speed, quickness, the rate at which something moves.
വണ്ടിയുടെ വേഗം കുറയ്ക്കൂ.
vandiyude vegam kuraykkoo.
Reduce the speed of the vehicle.
All Malayalam words for “speed”
- വേഗം (vegam) — Speed, quickness, the rate at which something moves.
- അതിവേഗം (athivegam) — With great speed, speedily,.
- അശ്വവേഗം (ashwa vegam) — Speed of a horse, galloping speed.
- കൂടുതൽ വേഗത്തിൽ (kooduthal vegathil) — Faster; more quickly, at a greater speed than before.
- പതുക്കെ (pathukke) — Slow, slowly; at a low speed, gently.
- പ്രവേഗം (pravegam) — Great speed, velocity.
- മനോവേഗം (manovegam) — Speed of the mind, great speed, power of grasping things quickly, swiftness of perception, acumen perspicacity.
അതിവേഗം (athivegam) means at great speed and പ്രവേഗം (pravegam) is velocity in a more technical register, while പതുക്കെ (pathukke) is the opposite, slowly. മനോവേഗം (manovegam) is quickness of mind rather than of movement.
Common questions
How do you say speed in Malayalam?
വേഗം (vegam), which also works adverbially for quickly.
How do you tell a driver to slow down?
Use പതുക്കെ (pathukke), meaning slowly or gently, which is the everyday opposite of വേഗം (vegam).