ulla = having aaya = being
illaaatha = not having allaatha = not being
It is possible to make adjectives by adding the above words to nouns. You will get the idea from some examples below. I
veegamulla = fast ( veegam = speed) veegam kuranja = slow
kanamulla = heavy, thick kanam illaatha = light, thin
neelamulla = long ( neel'am = length )
manooharamaaya = beautiful rasamulla = beautiful
f you do not know the Malayalam word, it is safe to add the above words to English nouns to make adjectives. For example,
speed ulla = having speed= fast
slow aaya bus = slow bus
beautiful aaya pennu = beautiful girl
speed ulla cycle = fast bicycle
nalla = good cheetha = bad
moosam = bad valare = very
valiya = big cheriya = small / short
koodiya = having more kuranja = having less
vila koodiya = costly (vila = price) vila kuranja = cheap
chuudulla = hot ( chuudu = heat) thanutha = cold
niramulla = colourful (niram = colour)
niramulla puu = colourful flower
neela niramulla puu = blue colored flower