Work in Malayalam
Malayalam words whose English meaning includes “work”:
- അടിച്ചുതളി (adichuthali) — Sweep the floor and sprinkle water on it (to purify it as a ritual), the work of sweeping and scrubbing the floor.
- അട്ടിമറി (attimari) — Upsetting, overthrowing, subversion, sabotage, undermining, headload work.
- അത്യുത്തമകൃതി (athyuthamakrithi) — Masterpiece, the best work.
- അരപ്പണി (arappani) — Incomplete work.
- ആസ്വാദകന് (aaswadakan) — One who appreciates or enjoys (a work of art).
- ഈച്ച (eacha) — Be with out any work, site idle.
- ഉദ്യോഗം (udyogam) — Interest, zeal, effort, occupation, work, government service.
- കുത്തിയിരിക്കുക (kuthiyirikuka) — (idm.) idle away time, have no work to do, remain lazy.
- കൃത്യനിഷ്ഠ (krithyanishta) — Punctuality, promptitude in work.
- കേരളമാഹാത്മ്യം (keralamaahaathmyam) — An ancient work dealing with the greatness of Kerala.
- കൈപ്പുണ്യം (kaippunyam) — Good result of one's work, luck in the success of one's profession (eg. a doctor's success in his profession).
- കൊല്ലപ്പണി (kollappani) — Blacksmith's work or vocation.
- ക്രിയാശക്തി (kriyaashakthi) — God's creative power, ability to do work.
- ഗാര്ഹികവൃത്തി (gaarhikavrithi) — Household work, home-management, manage.
- ചൈത്യം (chaithyam) — Masonry work, rampart, sacrificial altar, house, temple, Buddhist monastery, tombstone.
- ജോലി (joli) — Work, business, employment, difficult matter, job, profession.
- ജോലിസ്ഥലം (jolisthalam) — Place of work.
- തുഴയുക (thuzhayuka) — Row; (fig.) toil and moil, work hard.
- ദശകം (dashakam) — Period of ten years, a literary work of ten verses, anything having ten components.
- നാടകം (naadakam) — Play, opera, a literary work that gives scope for music, acting and dancing.
- നിലകൊള്ളുക (nilakolluka) — Remain, stand for, hold on to a position firmly, work steadfastly.
- പണി (pani) — Work, service, occupation, means, difficulty.
- പണിമുടക്ക് (panimudakk) — Striking of work, ceasing work, abstention from work.
- പണിയുക (paniyuka) — Make, build, do work, work hard, bow humbly.
- പണിയെടുക്കുക (paniyedukkuka) — Work.
- പുരാണം (puranam) — Sacred or holy poetical work, legend, old history, mythology.
- പൂജയെടുപ്പ് (poojayeduppu) — The last day of Navaratri (Saraswathi or Durga puja) on which books and tools of work placed before the goddess for blessings are taken back.
- പൊടിപ്പ് (podippu) — Offshoot, sprout, a tuft, ornamental fringe- work, offspring.
- പ്രയത്നം (prayathnam) — Labour, effort, endeavour, attempt, work.
- പ്രവര്ത്തനക്ഷമത (pravarthanakshamatha) — Ability to work or perform well, working condition.
- പ്രവര്ത്തിക്കുക (pravarthikkuka) — Do, act, work, perform, run, conduct, be engaged in.
- മട്ടിപ്പണി (mattippani) — Rough work, unpolished finish etc.
- മന്നുക (mannuka) — Stand firm, work steadily, be revealed or exposed,.
- മിനക്കെടുക (minakkeduka) — Waste time, remain without work, engage in useless activity, idle away time.
- മുടക്കം (mudakkam) — Stopping, hindrance, investment of capital, suspension of work, holiday.
- മെനക്കെടുക (menakkeduka) — Be without work, become jobless, work in vain, idle.
- രചന (rachana) — Composing, composition, construction, writing, literary work, decking hair stylishly.
- വിജയം (vijayam) — Success, achievement, conquest, realisation of the fruits of hard work.
- വിജയിക്കുക (vijayikkuka) — Win, succeed, realise the fruits of one's work, conquer.
- വിശ്രമം (vishramam) — Rest, repose, relaxation, cessation of work.
- വെപ്പ് (vepp) — Placing, construction, building, installing, planting, kitchen work, cooking.
- വേല ചെയ്യുക (vela cheyyuka) — Work.
- ശില്പം (shilpam) — Architecture, any handiwork, sculpture, creative work, elegant work.
- ശ്രമം (shramam) — Effort, labour, exertion, toil, weariness, difficulty, hazard, exercise (physical), culinary work connected with feast, etc.
- സ്തംഭിക്കുക (sthambhikkuka) — Cease, stupefy, fail to work, standstill.