Under in Malayalam

Under is താഴെ (thaazhe), thaa-zhe, with the long first vowel and the retroflex zh. Malayalam puts it after the noun, so under the table comes out as the table's under, and the same word serves for below and beneath. It is among the first words a learner needs.

Most common translation

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).

പുസ്തകം താഴെ വെക്കൂ.

pusthakam thaazhe vekkoo.

Put the book down.

All Malayalam words for “under”

The other candidates are compounds that merely contain the idea of under, such as അടിയൊഴുക്ക് (adiyozhukku), an undercurrent, and അധോലോകം (adholokam), the underworld, so none of them is the preposition.

Common questions

How do you say under in Malayalam?

Under is താഴെ (thaazhe).

Where does thaazhe go in a sentence?

After the noun, with the noun in its possessive form, which is why Malayalam says the table's under rather than under the table.