Bearer in Malayalam
A bearer, meaning the person who carries something, is വാഹകന് (vaahakan) in Malayalam. The word comes from a root for carrying and sounds like vaa-ha-kan, with a long first vowel. It is used of a porter, of someone bringing a message and, in medical writing, of a carrier of disease.
Bearer, porter, carrier.
കത്തുമായി ഒരു വാഹകന് വീട്ടിൽ വന്നു.
katthumaayi oru vaahakan veettil vannu.
A bearer came to the house with a letter.
All Malayalam words for “bearer”
- വാഹകന് (vaahakan) — Bearer, porter, carrier.
- ഭാരവാഹി (bhaaravaahi) — Office bearer, responsible person, administrator.
വാഹകന് (vaahakan) is the one who carries; ഭാരവാഹി (bhaaravaahi) is the fixed term for an office bearer in a committee or association.
Common questions
How do you say bearer in Malayalam?
വാഹകന് (vaahakan) for someone who carries, and ഭാരവാഹി (bhaaravaahi) when you mean an office bearer.
Is വാഹകന് marked for gender?
The -an ending is masculine, so strictly it names a male bearer, though official and technical writing uses it generically.