Carriage in Malayalam

വണ്ടി (vandi) is the all-purpose word for a carriage, cart, car or any wheeled vehicle. A bullock cart and a railway carriage can both be called that. Context, not the word, tells you which is meant.

Most common translation

വണ്ടി (vandi)

Carriage, vehicle, cart, car.

വണ്ടി വരാൻ ഞങ്ങൾ കാത്തു നിന്നു.

vandi varaan njangal kaathu ninnu.

We stood waiting for the vehicle to come.

Dictionary entry

Only വണ്ടി (vandi) is listed, and it stretches from a cart to a motor car.

Common questions

How do you say carriage in Malayalam?

വണ്ടി (vandi).

Does it also mean car?

Yes, the same word covers cars, carts and vehicles generally.