Commerce in Malayalam
Commerce as a field of study and of policy is വാണിജ്യം (vaanijyam), the word on degree certificates and in official writing. Being a learned word, it suits a textbook or a government file rather than a shop counter.
Most common translation
Trade, commerce.
കടൽ വഴി പണ്ട് വാണിജ്യം നടന്നിരുന്നു.
kadal vazhi pandu vaanijyam nadannirunnu.
Trade used to take place by sea in olden times.
All Malayalam words for “commerce”
- വാണിജ്യം (vaanijyam) — Trade, commerce.
- വാണിഭം (vaanibham) — Trade, commerce.
- വിക്രയം (vikrayam) — Sale, selling, trade, commerce.
- വ്യാപാരം (vyaapaaram) — Activity, occupation, business, dealing, trade, commerce, gesture, action.
വാണിജ്യം (vaanijyam) is formal commerce, വ്യാപാരം (vyaapaaram) the everyday word for business and trade that a shopkeeper would use, വാണിഭം (vaanibham) an older word for trade, and വിക്രയം (vikrayam) specifically sale or selling.
Common questions
How do you say commerce in Malayalam?
വാണിജ്യം (vaanijyam) is the word for commerce, including commerce as a subject of study.
Which word would a shopkeeper use?
വ്യാപാരം (vyaapaaram), the ordinary word for business and trading.