Towards in Malayalam

ലേക്ക് (lekku) is not a free standing word but a suffix, attached to a noun to mean towards it, as in towards the house. That is how Malayalam normally expresses direction. The doubled k is held before the final vowel.

Most common translation

ലേക്ക് (lekku)

Towards, to (added to the noun as the suffix -lekku, as in veettilekku, towards the house).

അവൻ കടയിലേക്ക് നടന്നു.

avan kadayilekku nadannu

He walked towards the shop.

All Malayalam words for “towards”

അനു (anu) is a Sanskrit prefix rather than a usable word, and the rest of the list are verbs and adjectives that merely contain towards in their English glosses.

Common questions

How do you say towards in Malayalam?

Attach the suffix ലേക്ക് (lekku) to the noun that names the destination.

Is there a separate word for towards?

Not really. The suffix does the work, and only the facing sense has a word of its own.