Wide in Malayalam

Wide is വിശാല (vishaala), a Sanskritic adjective that covers wide, vast and spacious, used of a wide road, a wide field and a broad outlook. Say vishaala with a long aa at the end and the stress there. It carries a slight sense of grandeur.

Most common translation

വിശാല (vishaala)

Wide, vast, expansive, broad, spacious.

വിശാല ആയ മുറ്റത്ത് കുട്ടികൾ കളിച്ചു.

vishaala aaya muttathu kuttikal kalichu.

The children played in the spacious yard.

All Malayalam words for “wide”

വീതിയുള്ള (veethiyulla) is the plainer adjective for wide or broad, built on the word for width, and it is what you use for measurements; വെബ് (veb) is here only because of the phrase World Wide Web.

Common questions

How do you say wide in Malayalam?

Wide is വിശാല (vishaala).

Which word fits a wide road?

വീതിയുള്ള (veethiyulla) for a plain statement of width, while വിശാല (vishaala) suggests something impressively broad or expansive.