Agent in Malayalam
An agent who acts for someone else is പ്രതിനിധി (prathinidhi) in Malayalam, the same word used for a representative or delegate. Companies, unions and political bodies all have prathinidhi. It is formal but widely understood.
Most common translation
Representative, agent.
ഞങ്ങളുടെ ക്ലാസ്സിന്റെ പ്രതിനിധി അവളാണ്.
njangalude klaassinte prathinidhi avalaanu.
She is our class representative.
All Malayalam words for “agent”
- പ്രതിനിധി (prathinidhi) — Representative, agent.
- ഇടനിലക്കാരന് (idanilakkaaran) — Middle man, broker, agent.
- കാര്യസ്ഥന് (kaaryasthan) — Manager, steward, agent, leader, secretary.
- കമ്മീഷൻ (kammeeshan) — Commission, the share of money paid to an agent for a deal; also an official body appointed to look into something.
ഇടനിലക്കാരന് (idanilakkaaran) is the middleman or broker, കാര്യസ്ഥന് (kaaryasthan) is a manager or steward who handles affairs, and കമ്മീഷൻ (kammeeshan) is the agent's commission rather than the agent.
Common questions
How do you say agent in Malayalam?
പ്രതിനിധി (prathinidhi) for a representative; a broker is ഇടനിലക്കാരന് (idanilakkaaran).
Which word suits an estate agent?
ഇടനിലക്കാരന് (idanilakkaaran), since that is the go-between who brings two parties to a deal.