Well in Malayalam
As an adverb, well is നന്നായി (nannayi), from the adjective for good, and it is what you add to a verb to say it was done well. Say nannayi with a doubled n and a light ending. It also stretches to mean thoroughly or exceedingly.
Most common translation
In a good way, well, exceedingly.
അവള് പരീക്ഷ നന്നായി എഴുതി.
aval pareeksha nannayi ezhuthi.
She wrote the exam well.
All Malayalam words for “well”
- നന്നായി (nannayi) — In a good way, well, exceedingly.
- ജലാശയം (jalaashayam) — Reservoir of water, well, pond, lake, sea, etc.
- അനുഗ്രഹിക്കുക (anugrahikkuka) — Bless, wish, well.
- നല്ല (nalla) — Fine, good, well, satisfactory; good enough in quality; nice, good, pleasant, kind.
- ഈടാര്ന്ന (eadarnna) — Strong, firm, hard, solid, well- built.
- കഴിവുകൾ (kazhivukal) — Skills; abilities learnt by practice, the things a person can do well.
- കസറുക (kasaruka) — Perform extremely well, do very well, become grand.
- കൂടി (koodi) — Also, too, as well; often used together with the suffix um on the word.
- ജ്ഞാനി (jnaani) — Wiseman, one well versed in spiritual knowledge, astrologer.
- തികച്ചും (thikachum) — Quite, completely, entirely; in the weaker sense of fairly Malayalam uses kurachu or nallavannam; perfectly, completely, entirely; of doing something very well, nannaayi is also used.
- പ്രവര്ത്തനക്ഷമത (pravarthanakshamatha) — Ability to work or perform well, working condition.
- ഫലപ്രദമായ (phalapradamaaya) — Effective, giving the result that is wanted, working well.
- ഫേസ്ബുക്ക് (phesbukk) — Facebook; the well known social media website and app used to share posts and photos.
- മണിയറ (maniyara) — Bridal chamber, a well decorated chamber or room.
- വിജയകരമായ (vijayakaramaaya) — Successful, turning out well, achieving what was aimed at.
The dug well of a courtyard is not among these entries; ജലാശയം (jalaashayam) is a general word for any body of standing water, from a tank to a lake, and നല്ല (nalla) is the adjective good.
Common questions
How do you say well in Malayalam?
Well in the sense of doing something well is നന്നായി (nannayi).
Is jalaashayam the word for a water well?
Only loosely. It covers reservoirs, ponds and lakes in general, so a dug well needs its own, more specific word.