Appointment in Malayalam
Appointment to a post is നിയമനം (niyamanam) in Malayalam, the official act of appointing someone. Government orders and job letters use exactly this word. An appointment in the sense of a fixed meeting time is a different idea and is not covered here.
Most common translation
Appointment, rule, order, control, system.
അവന് പുതിയ ജോലിയിൽ നിയമനം കിട്ടി.
avanu puthiya joliyil niyamanam kitti.
He got an appointment in a new job.
All Malayalam words for “appointment”
- നിയമനം (niyamanam) — Appointment, rule, order, control, system.
- നിയോഗം (niyogam) — Appointment, entrustment, order, instruction, use, effort, delegation (of authority), sexual relation between the wife of a sterile person and a relative to beget children.
നിയോഗം (niyogam) overlaps but leans towards entrustment, a commission or delegated duty, and carries several older senses besides.
Common questions
How do you say appointment in Malayalam?
For appointment to a post, say നിയമനം (niyamanam).
What is niyogam used for?
For entrusting a duty or delegating authority to someone.