Sudden in Malayalam
Malayalam usually expresses sudden with an adverb rather than an adjective, and the common one is പെട്ടെന്ന് (pettenn), meaning all at once or out of nowhere. ഓര്ക്കാപ്പുറത്ത് (orkkaappurath) is the more formal cousin, literally outside what was expected.
Suddenly, abruptly, all on a sudden, unexpectedly.
മഴ പെട്ടെന്ന് നിന്നു.
mazha pettenn ninnu.
The rain stopped suddenly.
All Malayalam words for “sudden”
- പെട്ടെന്ന് (pettenn) — Suddenly, abruptly, all on a sudden, unexpectedly.
- അടിയന്തര സാഹചര്യം (adiyanthara sahacharyam) — Emergency; a sudden serious situation needing immediate action. In speech the English word emarjansi is also common.
- ഉള്വിളി (ulvili) — Sudden feeling or enlightenment, call of conscience.
- ഓര്ക്കാപ്പുറത്ത് (orkkaappurath) — Unexpectedly, all on a sudden.
- നാടകീയമായ (naadakeeyamaaya) — Dramatic, striking and sudden, like something in a play.
No entry here is the adjective sudden. അടിയന്തര സാഹചര്യം (adiyanthara sahacharyam) is an emergency and നാടകീയമായ (naadakeeyamaaya) means dramatic, which is only a part of the idea.
Common questions
How do you say sudden in Malayalam?
A Malayalam sentence normally uses the adverb പെട്ടെന്ന് (pettenn), so a sudden change becomes a change that happened all at once.
Which word is more formal?
ഓര്ക്കാപ്പുറത്ത് (orkkaappurath), used in writing for unexpectedly.