Malayalam question words

Question words in Malayalam

The 10 Malayalam question words for everyday conversation. Most begin with e- or ā- — ārŭ, entŭ, eppōḷ, eviṭe, eṅṅane. Content generated with AI assistance and pending native-speaker review.

ആര്?
ārŭ?
Who?
എന്ത്?
entŭ?
What?
എപ്പോൾ?
eppōḷ?
When?
എവിടെ?
eviṭe?
Where?
എന്തുകൊണ്ട്?
entukoṇṭŭ?
Why?
Colloquially also entinŭ? ("what for?")
എങ്ങനെ?
eṅṅane?
How?
ഏത്?
ētŭ?
Which?
എത്ര?
etra?
How much?
എത്ര എണ്ണം?
etra eṇṇam?
How many?
Literally "how many in number"
ആരുടെ?
āruṭe?
Whose?

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