Capable in Malayalam
കഴിവുള്ള (kazhivulla) means capable, from kazhivu, ability, plus ulla, having. It is what a reference letter or a proud parent would use about someone who can really do the job. Say ka-zhi-vul-la, with the retroflex zh in the middle.
Most common translation
Capable, having the skill or ability to do something, competent.
അവൾ വളരെ കഴിവുള്ള കുട്ടിയാണ്.
aval valare kazhivulla kuttiyaanu.
She is a very capable child.
All Malayalam words for “capable”
- കഴിവുള്ള (kazhivulla) — Capable, having the skill or ability to do something, competent.
- പ്രാപ്തന് (praapthan) — A capable man, a competent man.
kazhivulla is the adjective capable and the everyday choice, while praapthan is a bookish noun meaning a capable or competent man.
Common questions
How do you say capable in Malayalam?
Capable is കഴിവുള്ള (kazhivulla).
How is kazhivulla related to kazhiyilla?
Both come from the same root about being able: one builds the adjective for having ability and the other the negative verb for not being able to do something.