Apprentice in Malayalam

An apprentice is described rather than named in Malayalam: ജോലി പഠിക്കുന്നവന്‍ (joli padikkunnavan), one who is learning the job. The phrase functions as a noun and is understood anywhere in Kerala. Workshops in practice often just use the English word.

Most common translation

ജോലി പഠിക്കുന്നവന്‍ (joli padikkunnavan)

Apprentice.

പണിശാലയിൽ ഒരു ജോലി പഠിക്കുന്നവന്‍ ഉണ്ട്.

panishaalayil oru joli padikkunnavan undu.

There is an apprentice in the workshop.

Dictionary entry

The one option offered is a descriptive phrase, not a single-word job title.

Common questions

How do you say apprentice in Malayalam?

ജോലി പഠിക്കുന്നവന്‍ (joli padikkunnavan), literally someone learning the work.

Is there a one-word term?

Not among these; the descriptive phrase is what gets used.