Merchandise in Malayalam
Goods kept for sale are കച്ചവടസാധനം (kachavadasaadhanam) in formal Malayalam. In shops and on the road the shorter ചരക്ക് (charakk) does the same work. Both cover stock of any kind.
Most common translation
കച്ചവടസാധനം (kachavadasaadhanam)
Merchandise.
കപ്പലിൽ ഒരുപാട് കച്ചവടസാധനം നിറച്ചു.
kappalil orupaadu kachavadasaadhanam nirachu
A lot of merchandise was loaded on the ship.
All Malayalam words for “merchandise”
- കച്ചവടസാധനം (kachavadasaadhanam) — Merchandise.
- ചരക്ക് (charakk) — Goods, commodity, merchandise textile goods, large cauldron, (fig.) a voluptuous, attractive woman.
kachavadasaadhanam is the formal compound for trade goods, while charakk is the everyday word for goods or a consignment and has slang uses besides.
Common questions
What is the Malayalam word for merchandise?
കച്ചവടസാധനം (kachavadasaadhanam) is the formal word, with ചരക്ക് (charakk) in ordinary trade talk.
Is charakk polite?
In trade it is normal, but it also has a crude slang sense applied to women, so the formal word is safer in writing.