Shift in Malayalam
A shift in the sense of a move is സ്ഥലംമാറ്റം (sthalammaattam), literally a change of place, and it is the word used for a job transfer. The plain verb behind it shows up here as മാറി (maari), its past form, moved or shifted.
Most common translation
Transfer, shift.
അച്ഛന് അടുത്ത മാസം സ്ഥലംമാറ്റം ഉണ്ട്.
achchanu adutha maasam sthalammaattam undu.
Father has a transfer next month.
All Malayalam words for “shift”
- സ്ഥലംമാറ്റം (sthalammaattam) — Transfer, shift.
- മാറി (maari) — Changed, became different, shifted; past form of to change; moved, shifted, changed place; the past form of maaruka, to move or shift.
- മുറ (mura) — Order, rule, custom, vogue, turn of shift, cry, a period of eight days.
മുറ (mura) is the other English sense, a turn of duty, and it also means order, custom and a turn in a queue.
Common questions
How do you say shift in Malayalam?
സ്ഥലംമാറ്റം (sthalammaattam) for a move or transfer, മുറ (mura) for a shift of duty.
Which word fits a night shift at work?
മുറ (mura), with the word for night in front of it.