Youngest in Malayalam
കനിഷ്ഠന് (kanishtan) is the youngest brother, a Sanskrit loan that lives in family contexts and in older legal writing about inheritance.
Most common translation
The youngest brother.
കനിഷ്ഠന് ഇപ്പോഴും കോളേജിൽ പഠിക്കുന്നു.
kanishtan ippozhum koleejil padikkunnu.
The youngest brother is still studying in college.
Dictionary entry
- കനിഷ്ഠന് (kanishtan) — The youngest brother.
It is not a general superlative: the youngest child or the youngest player is expressed with the phrase meaning most young, not with kanishtan.
Common questions
How do you say youngest in Malayalam?
With the superlative phrase meaning most young. കനിഷ്ഠന് (kanishtan) specifically names the youngest brother.
Is there a feminine form?
Yes, the same Sanskrit stem has a feminine form for the youngest sister.