Franchise in Malayalam
Franchise in the political sense of the right to vote is വോട്ടവകാശം (vottavakaasham), built from the borrowed word vote plus the word for right. Kerala's election coverage uses it constantly. Say vot-ta-va-kaa-sham.
Franchise, suffrage.
സ്ത്രീകൾക്ക് വോട്ടവകാശം കിട്ടിയത് പിന്നീടാണ്.
sthreekalkku vottavakaasham kittiyathu pinneedaanu.
Women received the right to vote only later.
All Malayalam words for “franchise”
- വോട്ടവകാശം (vottavakaasham) — Franchise, suffrage.
- പൗരാവകാശം (pouravakasham) — Franchise.
വോട്ടവകാശം (vottavakaasham) is the right to vote specifically, while പൗരാവകാശം (pouravakasham) is the broader civic right of a citizen. The business sense of franchise, a licensed outlet of a brand, is not covered by either; Malayalam keeps the English word for that.
Common questions
How do you say franchise in Malayalam?
For the right to vote, say വോട്ടവകാശം (vottavakaasham).
What about a restaurant franchise?
That sense is not in this list. Businesses in Kerala simply use the English word for a franchise outlet.