Competence in Malayalam
Competence in the sense of being up to a job is പ്രാപ്തി (prapathi). The first syllable is long, praa, and the th is a soft dental sound rather than the English th in think. It turns up in sentences about whether someone has the ability to carry a responsibility.
Access, entering, unusual ability, competence, cleverness.
ഈ ജോലിക്ക് അവന് പ്രാപ്തി ഉണ്ട്
ee jolikku avanu praapthi undu
He has the competence for this job.
All Malayalam words for “competence”
- പ്രാപ്തി (prapathi) — Access, entering, unusual ability, competence, cleverness.
- ശേഷി (sheshi) — Strength, power, capacity, ability, competence.
പ്രാപ്തി points to a person being capable or qualified, while ശേഷി (sheshi) is closer to capacity or power and shows up in compounds about strength and output.
Common questions
How do you say competence in Malayalam?
Use പ്രാപ്തി (prapathi) for personal competence; ശേഷി (sheshi) works when you mean capacity or power.
Which of the two would describe a machine?
ശേഷി fits machines and systems because it describes capacity, while പ്രാപ്തി is about a person being able or qualified.