Upper in Malayalam
For upper, Malayalam uses മേൽ (mel), the same word that means on or above, set in front of a noun to mark the one higher up. It gives the upper lip, the upper floor and the upper storey in combination rather than standing alone as an adjective. The long vowel is what you hear first.
Upon, on, on top of; in Malayalam it comes after the noun, as mesha mel, upon the table; upper; the one above, higher in position. It is normally joined to the noun that follows.
പുസ്തകം മേശമേൽ വെച്ചു.
pusthakam meshamel vechu.
I put the book upon the table.
All Malayalam words for “upper”
- മേൽ (mel) — Upon, on, on top of; in Malayalam it comes after the noun, as mesha mel, upon the table; upper; the one above, higher in position. It is normally joined to the noun that follows.
- അങ്കവസ്ത്രം (ankavasthram) — Clothes (dress) covering the upper part of the body, upper cloth, shawl.
- അട്ടം (attam) — Terraced or staired building, ceiling used as a store, upper storey, garret, loft.
- ഉത്തരാര്ദ്ധം (utharaarddham) — The second half, the northern half, the upper part of the body.
- ഉത്തരിയം (uthariyam) — The upper cloth, scapular, shawl.
- ഉപരിസഭ (uparisaba) — Upper House(of parliament, etc.).
- തലകൾ (thalakal) — Heads. More than one head; the upper part of the body holding the face and brain.
- പുറവടി (puravadi) — The heel, the upper part of the foot.
- മച്ച് (mach) — Ceiling paved with planks, upper storey of a building, apartment, closet, arrogance, attic.
- മുന്കൈ (munkai) — Fore arm, leadership, the upper hand, supremacy.
- മേക്കാത് (mekkaath) — Upper part of the ear.
- മേത്തട്ട് (methattu) — Ceiling, upper storey, high level, upper class (economically).
- ഷർട്ട് (shartu) — Shirt; an upper garment with sleeves and buttons, worn by men and women.
- സെനറ്റ് (senattu) — Senate; the upper house of a parliament, as in the United States, also the governing council of a university.
ഉപരിസഭ (uparisaba) is the fixed term for an Upper House of a legislature, while അങ്കവസ്ത്രം (ankavasthram) and ഉത്തരിയം (uthariyam) are upper cloths worn over the shoulders.
Common questions
How do you say upper in Malayalam?
Upper is മേൽ (mel).
What is the Upper House called in Malayalam?
ഉപരിസഭ (uparisaba), the term used for a second chamber such as the Rajya Sabha.