Necessity in Malayalam

Necessity is ആവശ്യം (aavashyam) in Malayalam, the noun for a need or requirement. The same word serves for usefulness and purpose, so it is very common in ordinary sentences.

Most common translation

ആവശ്യം (aavashyam)

Need, necessity, usefulness, purpose, advantage.

എനിക്ക് നിന്റെ സഹായം ആവശ്യമുണ്ട്.

enikku ninte sahaayam aavashyamundu.

I need your help.

All Malayalam words for “necessity”

ആവശ്യം (aavashyam) is a need in general, while അത്യാവശ്യം (athyavashyam) marks an urgent, indispensable necessity.

Common questions

How do you say necessity in Malayalam?

Say ആവശ്യം (aavashyam).

How do you say urgent necessity?

That is അത്യാവശ്യം (athyavashyam).