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
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”
- ലേക്ക് (lekku) — Towards, to (added to the noun as the suffix -lekku, as in veettilekku, towards the house).
- അനു (anu) — Denoting back, with near, along, towards.
- അന്യമതദ്വേഷം (anyamathadwesham) — Ill will towards other religions, intolerance of other religions.
- ആകര്ഷിക്കുക (akarshikkuka) — Attract, pull towards, draw towards.
- ആനയിക്കുക (aanayikkuka) — Bring towards, lead.
- ഏകമുഖ (eakamukha) — Face directed towards one object only, having only one entrance or door, having only one aim or objective, having only one way, or aspect, single-faced.
- കിഴക്കൻ (kizhakkan) — Eastern; of the east, lying on or towards the east side.
- താഴെ (thaazhe) — Down, below, at or towards a lower place; under, below, beneath; placed after the noun, as in mesayude thaazhe, under the table; below, under, beneath (used after the noun, as in meshayude thaazhe, below the table).
- നോക്കുക (nokkuka) — Looked, turned the eyes towards, gazed; listed here as the verb to look.
- മുന്നോട്ട് (munnottu) — Forward, towards the front, ahead.
- മുമ്പോട്ട് (mumbot) — Forwards, towards progress or prosperity.
- ലക്ഷ്യം (lakshyam) — Objective, aim, goal, the thing one works towards.
- ലക്ഷ്യങ്ങൾ (lakshyangal) — Goals, aims, targets that one works towards; a goal scored in football is called gol.
- വലിച്ചു (valicchu) — Pulled. Drew something towards oneself; tugged or dragged it.
- സൗഹൃദപരമായ (sauhridaparamaaya) — Friendly, kind and pleasant towards others, easy to get along with.
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.