Ferry in Malayalam
Ferries that carry people across water are called താരകം (thaarakam), a word that also names a raft or canoe. The ferry boat itself can be called പോതം (potham). Both belong more to written and older Malayalam than to the riverside chatter of today.
Most common translation
Ferry, raft, canoe, star (let.).
രാത്രിയിൽ ആകാശം താരകങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ട് നിറഞ്ഞു.
raathriyil aakaasham thaarakangal kondu niranju.
At night the sky was filled with stars.
All Malayalam words for “ferry”
- താരകം (thaarakam) — Ferry, raft, canoe, star (let.).
- തീര്ത്ഥം (theertham) — Holy water, holy place, ferry, water of the Ganges.
- പോതം (potham) — Young one of an animal, raft, ferry boat.
thaarakam is the crossing craft or crossing place, potham names the boat, and തീര്ത്ഥം (theertham) is a ferry at a holy river crossing as well as holy water.
Common questions
How do you say ferry in Malayalam?
Ferry is താരകം (thaarakam).
Which word means the ferry boat?
പോതം (potham), a raft or ferry boat.