Qualify in Malayalam

വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കുക (visheshippikkuka) is to qualify in the grammatical and descriptive sense, that is, to characterise a thing or add a qualifying word to it. The long verb is the stem for special plus a causative ending, and the pp and kk are both held. Writers on language use it constantly.

Most common translation

വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കുക (visheshippikkuka)

Qualify, characterize.

ഈ ചിത്രത്തെ ഒറ്റവാക്കിൽ വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കുക.

ee chithraththe ottavaakkil visheshippikkuka

Describe this picture in one word.

Dictionary entry

It does not cover qualifying for a post, a loan or a tournament; for those Malayalam talks about acquiring eligibility, which is a different stem altogether.

Common questions

How do you say qualify in Malayalam?

In the sense of describing or characterising something, വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കുക (visheshippikkuka); in the sense of meeting a requirement, Malayalam uses a phrase built on the noun for eligibility.

Where would you hear visheshippikkuka?

In grammar lessons and critical writing, where one word is said to qualify another.