Lawyer in Malayalam
In everyday Malayalam a lawyer is വക്കീൽ (vakkeel), the person qualified to act for another in court. The formal written term is അഭിഭാഷകന് (abhibhashakan), advocate.
Most common translation
Attorney; a lawyer, a person qualified to act for another in court or in legal matters.
വക്കീൽ കോടതിയിൽ ഹാജരായി.
vakkeel kodathiyil haajaraayi.
The attorney appeared in court.
All Malayalam words for “lawyer”
- വക്കീൽ (vakkeel) — Attorney; a lawyer, a person qualified to act for another in court or in legal matters.
- അഭിഭാഷകന് (abhibhashakan) — Advocate, lawyer.
വക്കീൽ (vakkeel) is what people say in and around a courthouse, while അഭിഭാഷകന് (abhibhashakan) belongs to official prose.
Common questions
How do you say lawyer in Malayalam?
വക്കീൽ (vakkeel) is the common word.
Which option means advocate?
അഭിഭാഷകന് (abhibhashakan), the formal term.