Type in Malayalam
Type in the sense of kind or sort is ഇനം (inam), i-nam, two short syllables. It is the word on a form asking what type of thing you have and in talk about breeds of cattle or varieties of rice. Thoroughly everyday.
Most common translation
Kind, type, class, breed.
ഈ ഇനം പക്ഷികൾ അപൂർവമാണ്.
ee inam pakshikal apoorvamaanu.
This species of bird is rare.
All Malayalam words for “type”
- ഇനം (inam) — Kind, type, class, breed.
- തരം (tharam) — Kinds, sorts, types, varieties of a thing; sort, kind, type, variety.
- രൂപം (roopam) — Form, shape, figure, type, kind, beautiful figure or body, appearance, aspect, sign, symbol.
- അങ്കക്കളരി (ankakkalari) — Gurukula type of school for teaching martial arts.
- ഇടത്തരം (idathram) — Mediocre, middle class, of the average type, neither superior nor inferior.
- ഇമ്മാതിരി (immaathiri) — Of this type or manner.
- ജോക്കര് (jokkar) — Joker, jester, buffoon, a type of plying card.
- മേത്തരം (metharam) — Superior type or kind, superfine.
തരം (tharam) runs very close and is often interchangeable, though it leans towards grade or quality; രൂപം (roopam) is form or shape, which is a different axis altogether.
Common questions
How do you say type in Malayalam?
Type is ഇനം (inam).
What is the difference between inam and tharam?
ഇനം (inam) sorts things by kind, while തരം (tharam) often implies a grade or level of quality within a kind.