Butcher in Malayalam

കശാപ്പുകാരന്‍ (kashaappukaaran) is a butcher, the person who slaughters and cuts meat. It is ka-shaap-pu-kaa-ran, built from the word for slaughtering plus an agent ending. That ending marks a male worker.

Most common translation

കശാപ്പുകാരന്‍ (kashaappukaaran)

Butcher, slaughterer.

കശാപ്പുകാരന്‍ കടയിൽ ഇറച്ചി തൂക്കി തന്നു.

kashaappukaaran kadayil irachi thookki thannu.

The butcher weighed out the meat at the shop.

Dictionary entry

കശാപ്പുകാരന്‍ (kashaappukaaran) names the trade neutrally, covering both the butcher behind a shop counter and a slaughterer.

Common questions

What is butcher in Malayalam?

കശാപ്പുകാരന്‍ (kashaappukaaran).

What does the ending in kashaappukaaran mean?

It marks the person who does something, so added to the word for slaughtering it gives the one who butchers.