Liability in Malayalam
Business and legal Malayalam says ബാധ്യത (baadhyatha) for liability, covering a debt that must be settled and a duty that cannot be shrugged off. An auditor listing liabilities and a parent speaking of responsibility would both use it. Four syllables, baa-dhya-tha.
Most common translation
Debt, indebtedness, duty, liability.
വീടിന്റെ വായ്പ വലിയ ഒരു ബാധ്യതയാണ്.
veedinte vaaypa valiya oru baadhyathayaanu
The house loan is a big liability.
All Malayalam words for “liability”
- ബാധ്യത (baadhyatha) — Debt, indebtedness, duty, liability.
- ഋണം (rinam) — Debt, liability, duty, responsibility, loan.
- കടം (kadam) — Debt, indebtedness, commitment, liability, loan, borrowing money.
ബാധ്യത (baadhyatha) is the obligation itself, കടം (kadam) the everyday word for a debt or borrowed money, and ഋണം (rinam) its formal, literary counterpart.
Common questions
How do you say liability in Malayalam?
ബാധ്യത (baadhyatha), a liability, duty or debt owed.
What is the common word for a debt?
കടം (kadam), debt, loan or borrowing.