Skillful in Malayalam
Spelled the American way, skillful lines up with സമര്ത്ഥ (samartha), the adjective for clever, capable and efficient. It is used about people and about the way they do things, and it is one of the most common words of praise in Kerala offices. The form ends in the short a that Sanskrit adjectives keep before a noun.
Most common translation
Clever, skillful, efficient.
അവൾ ഒരു സമര്ത്ഥ ആയ കുട്ടിയാണ്.
aval oru samartha aaya kuttiyaanu.
She is a clever girl.
All Malayalam words for “skillful”
- സമര്ത്ഥ (samartha) — Clever, skillful, efficient.
- സമര്ത്ഥന് (samarthan) — A man who is clever, skillful, able, efficient or intelligent.
സമര്ത്ഥന് (samarthan) is the same word turned into a noun for a capable man, so pick the adjective when you are describing and the noun when you are naming.
Common questions
How do you say skillful in Malayalam?
സമര്ത്ഥ (samartha) as an adjective before a noun.
How do I say a skillful man?
സമര്ത്ഥന് (samarthan) says it in one word.