Raft in Malayalam
A raft is പൊങ്ങുതടി (ponguthadi), literally floating timber, which is exactly what one is: logs lashed together to carry people across water. The ng is nasal and the th dental. Backwater country and flood reporting both use it, and it also covers a catamaran.
Most common translation
A raft that floats in water, a catamaran.
മുക്കുവർ പൊങ്ങുതടിയിൽ മീൻ പിടിക്കാൻ പോയി.
mukkuvar ponguthadiyil meen pidikkaan poyi.
The fishermen went fishing on a catamaran.
All Malayalam words for “raft”
- പൊങ്ങുതടി (ponguthadi) — A raft that floats in water, a catamaran.
- താരകം (thaarakam) — Ferry, raft, canoe, star (let.).
- പോതം (potham) — Young one of an animal, raft, ferry boat.
താരകം (thaarakam) and പോതം (potham) are older, broader words that cover ferry and boat as well, so they do not pin down a raft the way ponguthadi does.
Common questions
How do you say raft in Malayalam?
പൊങ്ങുതടി (ponguthadi), the floating timber craft.
Which word is used for a ferry?
താരകം (thaarakam) covers ferry, raft and canoe together, so it is the word when the type of craft hardly matters.