Work in Malayalam

ജോലി (joli) is work in the everyday sense, the job you go to and the task in front of you. It arrived from Hindustani and is now completely at home, used by everybody from clerks to film characters.

Most common translation

ജോലി (joli)

Work, business, employment, difficult matter, job, profession.

അവൾക്ക് പുതിയ ജോലി കിട്ടി.

avalkku puthiya joli kitti

She got a new job.

All Malayalam words for “work”

പണി (pani) leans towards manual and building work, തൊഴിൽ (thozhil) is labour and the trade one lives by, and പ്രയത്നം (prayathnam) is effort rather than work.

Common questions

How do you say work in Malayalam?

Work is ജോലി (joli).

What is the difference between joli and thozhil?

ജോലി (joli) is work or a job in general, while തൊഴിൽ (thozhil) is labour, especially paid physical work, and names the workforce as well.