Ability in Malayalam

Ability is ക്ഷമത (kshamatha) in Malayalam, the noun for competence and skill at doing something. It appears in job notices, school reports and formal assessments of what a person can do. The everyday spoken word for ability is not among the options here.

Most common translation

ക്ഷമത (kshamatha)

Ability, efficiency, skill.

അവന്റെ ക്ഷമത എല്ലാവരും അംഗീകരിച്ചു.

avante kshamatha ellaavarum angeekarichu.

Everyone acknowledged his ability.

All Malayalam words for “ability”

kshamatha stresses competence, shakyatha the mere possibility of doing a thing, karuthu bodily strength and determination, and pangu means and opportunity.

Common questions

How do you say ability in Malayalam?

Use ക്ഷമത (kshamatha) for ability, efficiency or skill.

What is the difference between kshamatha and shakyatha?

kshamatha is a person being capable; ശക്യത (shakyatha) is about whether something is practicable at all.