Office in Malayalam

A place of work is കാര്യാലയം (kaaryaalayam) in Malayalam, the standard term on signboards and in official writing. In speech most people simply say ഓഫീസ് (ofees), the English loan. The older കച്ചേരി (kachery) once meant both an office and a court.

Most common translation

കാര്യാലയം (kaaryaalayam)

Office, bureau, secretariat.

അച്ഛന്‍ രാവിലെ കാര്യാലയത്തില്‍ പോയി.

achan raavile kaaryaalayathil poyi.

Father went to the office in the morning.

All Malayalam words for “office”

കാര്യാലയം is the formal word, ഓഫീസ് the everyday spoken one, കച്ചേരി an older term that also means a court or a music concert, and കൗണ്ടർ the counter inside an office or shop.

Common questions

How do you say office in Malayalam?

Say കാര്യാലയം (kaaryaalayam), or ഓഫീസ് (ofees) in ordinary speech.

What is office staff called?

ജീവനക്കാർ (jeevanakkaar), the employees of an office or institution.