Start in Malayalam

The start of something, the beginning itself, is തുടക്കം (thudakkam). It is the noun behind the verb തുടങ്ങുക (thudanguka), to begin, and the doubled k gives it a firm middle: thu-dak-kam. Both are everyday words, used of a match, a journey or a school year.

Most common translation

തുടക്കം (thudakkam)

Beginning, start, inception, commencement.

നല്ല തുടക്കം പാതി വിജയമാണ്.

nalla thudakkam pathi vijayamanu.

A good beginning is half the success.

All Malayalam words for “start”

Take തുടക്കം (thudakkam) for the noun and തുടങ്ങുക (thudanguka) for the action; ഞെട്ടല്‍ (nettal) is the other start, the sudden jolt of fright, and പുറത്തിറക്കുക (puratthirakkuka) is to start a venture or launch a product.

Common questions

How do you say start in Malayalam?

The start is തുടക്കം (thudakkam), and to start something is തുടങ്ങുക (thudanguka).

Which word fits starting a business?

പുറത്തിറക്കുക (puratthirakkuka), which carries the sense of bringing something new out into the world, or the plain തുടങ്ങുക (thudanguka) if you only mean that work began.