Merchant in Malayalam
A merchant or trader is a കച്ചവടക്കാരന് (kachavadakkaran), built on the word for trade. It stretches from a street dealer to a wholesaler. The literary alternative is വാണിജന് (vaanijan).
Most common translation
കച്ചവടക്കാരന് (kachavadakkaran)
Merchant, businessman, trader, dealer.
ചന്തയിലെ കച്ചവടക്കാരന് നല്ല മനുഷ്യനാണ്.
chanthayile kachavadakkaran nalla manushyanaan.
The trader at the market is a good man.
All Malayalam words for “merchant”
- കച്ചവടക്കാരന് (kachavadakkaran) — Merchant, businessman, trader, dealer.
- വാണിജന് (vaanijan) — Merchant, trader.
kachavadakkaran is the ordinary businessman or dealer, while vaanijan is formal and appears mostly in writing.
Common questions
How is merchant said in Malayalam?
കച്ചവടക്കാരന് (kachavadakkaran) is the word for a merchant.
Which word suits a small shopkeeper?
kachavadakkaran does, since it covers dealers large and small.