Ferry-boat in Malayalam
A ferry-boat is കടത്തു തോണി (kadathu thoni), joining the words for crossing and boat. Say ka-da-thu-tho-ni; the term fits the small boats that carry people across backwaters and rivers in Kerala. The man who works it has his own name.
Most common translation
Ferry-boat.
ഞങ്ങള് കടത്തു തോണിയിൽ അപ്പുറം കടന്നു.
njangal kadathu thoniyil appuram kadannu
We crossed to the other side on the ferry boat.
All Malayalam words for “ferry-boat”
- കടത്തു തോണി (kadathu thoni) — Ferry-boat.
- കടത്തുകാരന് (kadathukaaran) — Boatman of a ferry-boat.
കടത്തു തോണി (kadathu thoni) is the boat, while കടത്തുകാരന് (kadathukaaran) is the boatman who rows or poles it.
Common questions
How do you say ferry-boat in Malayalam?
Say കടത്തു തോണി (kadathu thoni).
How do you say the ferryman?
He is കടത്തുകാരന് (kadathukaaran).