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a few meaning in Malayalam

ഏതാനും

/ə ˈfjuː/

a few in Malayalam: ഏതാനും, അല്പം, അല്ലറ, ചില. In English, a few means a small number of (a set of countable items); more than one but not very many; especially, more than two but not very many (explained in usage note at several).

Malayalam words for a few

a small number, a handful, one or two
ഏതാനും, അല്പം, അല്ലറ, ചില, കതചന, കതിചിത്

English meaning of a few

  1. determiner A small number of (a set of countable items); more than one but not very many; especially, more than two but not very many (explained in usage note at several).
  2. pronoun A small number of things.

Full definition of a few

a few in a sentence

  • She loves to sing karaoke, but there are a few songs that she refuses to cover.
  • After a dismal few months my life at long last changed for the better.
  • Only a few miles separates the villages.

Synonyms of a few

a few in other languages

Questions about a few in Malayalam

What is the meaning of a few in Malayalam?
A few in Malayalam is ഏതാനും, അല്പം, അല്ലറ, ചില.
a few എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
A few: ഏതാനും, അല്പം, അല്ലറ, ചില.
What does a few mean in English?
A few means a small number of (a set of countable items); more than one but not very many; especially, more than two but not very many (explained in usage note at several).

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: a few (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: a few (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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