Suitably in Malayalam
പോരുംവിധം (porumvidham) means in a fitting way, as much as the case calls for. തക്കവണ്ണം (thakkavannam) says much the same with a different flavour, properly and as required.
Most common translation
Suitably, sufficiently, aptly.
എല്ലാവർക്കും പോരുംവിധം ചോറ് വിളമ്പി.
ellaavarkkum porumvidham choru vilampi.
Rice was served sufficiently for everyone.
All Malayalam words for “suitably”
- പോരുംവിധം (porumvidham) — Suitably, sufficiently, aptly.
- തക്കവണ്ണം (thakkavannam) — Properly, suitably, aptly.
Both are formal. In conversation Malayalis more often rebuild the sentence around the verb for fitting than reach for either adverb.
Common questions
How do you say suitably in Malayalam?
പോരുംവിധം (porumvidham), or തക്കവണ്ണം (thakkavannam) for properly and as required.
Are the two interchangeable?
Nearly. തക്കവണ്ണം (thakkavannam) stresses doing a thing the right way, പോരുംവിധം (porumvidham) stresses matching what is needed.