Competent in Malayalam
A competent person is കഴിവുള്ള (kazhivulla) in Malayalam, from the noun for ability plus an ending meaning having. Say ka-zhi-vul-la, with the zh pronounced as a soft retroflex sound unique to the language. It is the natural word in a reference or a job discussion.
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 “competent”
- കഴിവുള്ള (kazhivulla) — Capable, having the skill or ability to do something, competent.
- പോന്ന (ponna) — Sufficient, enough, adequate, competent.
- കഴിയുക (kazhiyuka) — End, conclude, die, be competent, live.
- പോന്നവന് (ponnavan) — Competent or able person, proper person.
- പ്രാപ്തന് (praapthan) — A capable man, a competent man.
കഴിവുള്ള (kazhivulla) is the everyday adjective. പ്രാപ്തന് (praapthan) and പോന്നവന് (ponnavan) are older nouns for a capable or fit man, പോന്ന (ponna) means sufficient or adequate, and കഴിയുക (kazhiyuka) is the verb from which the ability sense comes.
Common questions
How do you say competent in Malayalam?
Use കഴിവുള്ള (kazhivulla), meaning capable or competent.
Is kazhivulla used of skills or of authority?
Of skills and ability. For a competent or fit person in the older sense, പ്രാപ്തന് (praapthan) is the word you will meet in writing.