Farmer in Malayalam
A farmer is കർഷകൻ (karshakan), the person who grows crops or keeps animals. Say kar-sha-kan, with the sh of ship. The word is standard in news, government papers and ordinary talk alike.
Most common translation
Farmer. A person who grows crops or raises animals; cultivator.
കർഷകൻ വയലിൽ പണിയെടുക്കുന്നു.
karshakan vayalil paniyedukkunnu.
The farmer is working in the field.
All Malayalam words for “farmer”
- കർഷകൻ (karshakan) — Farmer. A person who grows crops or raises animals; cultivator.
- കാര്ഷികന് (kaarshikan) — Farmer, agriculturist.
- കര്ഷകന് (karshakan) — Cultivator, agriculturist, farmer.
കർഷകൻ (karshakan) and കര്ഷകന് (karshakan) are the same word in two spellings, the second using the older chillu form of the final letter. കാര്ഷികന് (kaarshikan) is a rarer formal variant built on the adjective for agricultural.
Common questions
How do you say farmer in Malayalam?
കർഷകൻ (karshakan) is a farmer or cultivator.
Why are there two spellings?
Modern writing prefers കർഷകൻ (karshakan), while older print shows കര്ഷകന് (karshakan) with the traditional final form.