ഉം ഇല്ല (um illa)

conjunction · Malayalam word · pronounced um illa

Meaning in English

Nor
Malayalam has no single word for it and adds um to each item with a negative verb
As in chaayayum illa kaappiyum illa

ചായയും ഇല്ല കാപ്പിയും ഇല്ല.

chaayayum illa kaappiyum illa.

There is neither tea nor coffee.

അവൻ എഴുതിയില്ല വായിച്ചതും ഇല്ല.

avan ezhuthiyilla vaayichathum illa.

He did not write, nor did he read.

Nearby words

ഉം (um) — And; in Malayalam it is the suffix um added to each of the joined words rather than a separate word.

ഉഗ്ര (ugra) — Vehement, dreadful, strong, powerful, potent, violent.

ഉഗ്രം (ugram) — That which is strong, fierce or powerful; air.