Cart in Malayalam
വണ്ടി (vandi) is the everyday word for a cart, and it has stretched to cover carriages, cars and vehicles in general. A child uses it for a toy car and a farmer for a bullock cart.
Most common translation
Carriage, vehicle, cart, car.
വണ്ടി വരാൻ ഞങ്ങൾ കാത്തു നിന്നു.
vandi varaan njangal kaathu ninnu.
We stood waiting for the vehicle to come.
All Malayalam words for “cart”
- വണ്ടി (vandi) — Carriage, vehicle, cart, car.
- ചക്രം (chakram) — Wheel of vehicle or cart, water-wheel, Vishnu's powerful weapon, circle, society, country, earth, field, an old copper coin, wealth.
- തട്ടുകട (thattukada) — A small shop on wheels, a shop on a cart selling fast food by the road side, cart-eatery.
- താവളം (thavalam) — Resting place, cart stand, camp, seat.
വണ്ടി is the vehicle itself. തട്ടുകട (thattukada) is the roadside cart-eatery familiar all over Kerala, താവളം (thavalam) a cart stand or resting place, and ചക്രം (chakram) the wheel of a cart.
Common questions
What is cart in Malayalam?
വണ്ടി (vandi), which covers a cart and, more broadly, any vehicle.
Is there a word for a food cart?
Yes, തട്ടുകട (thattukada) is the small shop on wheels selling food by the roadside.