Sufficient in Malayalam
Sufficiency is expressed with മതിയാകുക (mathiyaakuka), to be enough, as when a portion of rice is enough for two. Speakers use it constantly in the kitchen and at the counter. Four syllables, ma-thi-yaa-kuka.
Most common translation
Be sufficient, suffice, be satisfied.
ഇത്രയും ചോറ് നമുക്ക് മതിയാകുക എന്നു തോന്നി.
ithrayum choru namukku mathiyaakuka ennu thonni.
It seemed this much rice would be enough for us.
All Malayalam words for “sufficient”
- മതിയാകുക (mathiyaakuka) — Be sufficient, suffice, be satisfied.
- പോന്ന (ponna) — Sufficient, enough, adequate, competent.
- നിറയുക (nirayuka) — Get filled or completed, spread, be full or sufficient.
- മിതം (mitham) — Moderation, state of being sufficient or limited.
- മുഴുക്കുക (muzhukkuka) — Grow big, become robust, be sufficient.
മതിയാകുക (mathiyaakuka) is being enough, പോന്ന (ponna) an older adjective for adequate or competent, മിതം (mitham) sufficiency kept within limits, and നിറയുക (nirayuka) being filled up.
Common questions
How do you say sufficient in Malayalam?
മതിയാകുക (mathiyaakuka), to be sufficient or enough.
Is there an adjective for adequate?
പോന്ന (ponna), sufficient, enough or adequate.