Optional in Malayalam
The word for optional is ഐച്ഛിക (aichika), standard in schools and colleges for subjects that are not compulsory. It describes anything left to the choice of the person rather than required.
Most common translation
Optional (not compulsory).
ഈ വിഷയം ഐച്ഛികമാണ്.
ee vishayam aichikamaanu.
This subject is optional.
All Malayalam words for “optional”
- ഐച്ഛിക (aichika) — Optional (not compulsory).
- കാമ്യം (kamayam) — Desirable, good, optional or agreeable.
കാമ്യം (kamayam) is an older word meaning desirable or agreeable, so it does not carry the modern sense of not compulsory.
Common questions
How do you say optional in Malayalam?
ഐച്ഛിക (aichika), as in an optional subject.
Can kamayam be used for an optional subject?
Better not. kamayam means desirable or agreeable rather than not compulsory.