Weighing in Malayalam
Weighing in the sense of putting things in the balance is തുലനം (thulanam), a word that also means comparison and equipoise. Say thulanam with a light u and even stress. It fits weighing evidence as naturally as weighing goods.
Most common translation
Comparison, weighing, equipoise, balance.
രണ്ടു പുസ്തകങ്ങളുടെ തുലനം അധ്യാപിക ചെയ്തു.
randu pusthakangalude thulanam adhyaapika cheythu.
The teacher made a comparison of the two books.
All Malayalam words for “weighing”
- തുലനം (thulanam) — Comparison, weighing, equipoise, balance.
- പരിഗണിക്കുക (pariganikkuka) — Considering; thinking about, weighing, taking into account before deciding.
- കട്ടി (katti) — Hardness, solidity, weight used for weighing.
- ത്രാസ് (thraas) — Balance, instrument for weighing things, weighing balance.
- ഭാരമുള്ള (bharamulla) — Heavy; weighing a lot, hard to lift.
The physical apparatus is ത്രാസ് (thraas), the balance or scales, and കട്ടി (katti) is the metal weight placed in the pan; പരിഗണിക്കുക (pariganikkuka) is weighing in the sense of considering a matter.
Common questions
How do you say weighing in Malayalam?
Weighing is തുലനം (thulanam).
What do you call the weighing scales?
ത്രാസ് (thraas), the balance used for weighing, with the standard weights called കട്ടി (katti).