Younger in Malayalam
ഇളയ (ilaya) is younger, and Malayalam uses it where English needs a comparative. It stands in front of the noun, as in the younger brother or the younger daughter.
Most common translation
Young, younger, junior, immature, soft.
എന്റെ ഇളയ സഹോദരൻ സ്കൂളിൽ പഠിക്കുന്നു.
ente ilaya sahodaran schoolil padikkunnu.
My younger brother studies at school.
All Malayalam words for “younger”
- ഇളയ (ilaya) — Young, younger, junior, immature, soft.
- അനിയന് (aniyan) — Younger brother.
- ഇളയമ്മ (ilayamma) — Mother's younger sister.
- കൊള്ളാം (kollaam) — Wow, an exclamation of surprise or admiration; Malayalis say kollam, and younger speakers also borrow vau.
- ചെറിയമ്മ (cheriyamma) — Mother's younger sister, step- mother.
- പിന്ന (pinna) — Plaited hair, younger sister.
- സഹോദരി (sahodari) — Sister, a female sibling, called chechi when elder and anujathi when younger.
- സഹോദരൻ (sahodaran) — Brother, a male sibling, called chettan when elder and aniyan when younger.
Kinship terms often carry the age difference by themselves: അനിയന് (aniyan) is a younger brother outright, and ഇളയമ്മ (ilayamma) and കൊള്ളാം (kollaam) name a mother's younger sister.
Common questions
How do you say younger in Malayalam?
Younger is ഇളയ (ilaya).
How do you say he is younger than me?
Mark the person compared with a case ending and use the word for junior or small; ilaya is for the younger that sits before a noun.