Profession in Malayalam
ജോലി (joli) is the everyday word for work, a job or a profession, and it is what people answer with when asked what they do. It is plain speech, not formal vocabulary.
Most common translation
Work, business, employment, difficult matter, job, profession.
അവൾക്ക് പുതിയ ജോലി കിട്ടി.
avalkku puthiya joli kitti
She got a new job.
All Malayalam words for “profession”
- ജോലി (joli) — Work, business, employment, difficult matter, job, profession.
- വൃത്തം (vritham) — Circle, news, history, gait, profession, occupation, custom, duty, rule, mode of poetic composition, (poet.) metre.
- കൈപ്പുണ്യം (kaippunyam) — Good result of one's work, luck in the success of one's profession (eg. a doctor's success in his profession).
- ഗായകൻ (gayakan) — Singer; a person who sings, especially as a profession.
വൃത്തം (vritham) carries profession as one meaning among many, including circle and poetic metre, so it is unhelpful on its own. ഗായകൻ (gayakan) is a singer and കൈപ്പുണ്യം (kaippunyam) is luck in one's professional work.
Common questions
How do you say profession in Malayalam?
ജോലി (joli), the same word used for work or a job.
Is there a more formal word?
Yes, formal Malayalam has one for occupation, but of these entries ജോലി (joli) is what people actually say.