Leisure in Malayalam
Malayalam speakers call leisure ഒഴിവുസമയം (ozhivusamayam), a compound of ozhiv, meaning free or vacant, and samayam, meaning time. It is the phrase you would use for free time after work or for a hobby kept aside for the weekend.
Leisure, spare time, half-time.
ഒഴിവുസമയത്ത് ഞാന് പുസ്തകം വായിക്കും.
ozhivusamayathu njan pusthakam vaayikkum.
I read books in my spare time.
All Malayalam words for “leisure”
- ഒഴിവുസമയം (ozhivusamayam) — Leisure, spare time, half-time.
- ഒഴിവ് (ozhiv) — Holiday, leisure, method, remedy, leaving.
- നേരം (neram) — Time, occasion, leisure.
ഒഴിവുസമയം (ozhivusamayam) is the full everyday expression; ഒഴിവ് (ozhiv) on its own is more often a day off, a gap or a vacancy, and നേരം (neram) simply means time, picking up the sense of leisure only from context.
Common questions
How do you say leisure in Malayalam?
ഒഴിവുസമയം (ozhivusamayam) is the normal choice, literally free time, and it fits both spoken and written Malayalam.
Can ozhiv be used by itself for leisure?
It can, but it usually reads as a holiday or an empty slot, so add samayam when you specifically mean free time.