Unemployment in Malayalam
തൊഴിലില്ലായ്മ (thozhilillaayma) is the standard word for unemployment, assembled from the word for work plus the ending that means absence of. Newspapers, government reports and ordinary complaint all use this single form. The long vowel near the end is held, and that is what gives the word its weight.
തൊഴിലില്ലായ്മ (thozhilillaayma)
Unemployment.
നാട്ടിൽ തൊഴിലില്ലായ്മ ദിവസവും കൂടിവരുന്നു.
naattil thozhilillaayma divasavum koodivarunnu.
Unemployment in the country grows every day.
Dictionary entry
- തൊഴിലില്ലായ്മ (thozhilillaayma) — Unemployment.
It names the condition and not the person, so an unemployed individual is described with a phrase about having no work rather than with this noun.
Common questions
How do you say unemployment in Malayalam?
Unemployment is തൊഴിലില്ലായ്മ (thozhilillaayma).
Is thozhilillaayma used in official writing?
Yes. It is the term in government statistics and in news reports on jobs, so it fits formal and everyday use alike.