Salary in Malayalam
Salary is ശമ്പളം (shambalam) in everyday Malayalam, the word for monthly pay that anyone with a job will use. വേതനം (vethanam) is the formal equivalent, the one printed on government orders.
Most common translation
Wages, salary, remuneration.
അച്ഛന്റെ ശമ്പളം ഇന്ന് ബാങ്കില് വന്നു.
achchante shambalam innu baankil vannu.
Father's salary came to the bank today.
All Malayalam words for “salary”
- ശമ്പളം (shambalam) — Wages, salary, remuneration.
- വേതനം (vethanam) — Salary, wages, remuneration.
- ഉടമ (udama) — Ownership, wealth, salary, beauty, ornament.
- മൂല്യം (moolyam) — Value, price, salary, capital, asset.
udama and moolyam list salary among long strings of senses but mean wealth and value first, so they are not usable for pay.
Common questions
How do you say salary in Malayalam?
ശമ്പളം (shambalam) in speech and വേതനം (vethanam) in official writing.
Is there a difference between salary and wages here?
Both words cover pay of any kind; വേതനം (vethanam) is the term in rules and appointment letters.