Railway in Malayalam
Railway is റെയില്വേ (reyilve), the English word in Malayalam letters and the name every Keralite uses for the Indian Railways and for the line itself. The final ve is short. Station signboards and recruitment notices carry it in this form.
Most common translation
Railway.
റെയില്വേ സ്റ്റേഷനിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ കാത്തിരുന്നു.
reyilve stteshanil njangal kaathirunnu
We waited at the railway station.
All Malayalam words for “railway”
- റെയില്വേ (reyilve) — Railway.
- ട്രാക്ക് (traakku) — Track, a running or railway track; also a path or trail.
- ട്രെയിൻ (treyin) — Train. A line of railway carriages pulled on a track.
- പ്ലാറ്റ്ഫോം (plaatphom) — Platform. The raised place beside a railway track where passengers wait; also a stage or an online service.
- സ്റ്റേഷൻ (steshan) — Station, a railway or bus station; also a police station.
There is no native coinage in use; the related loan words cover the parts, with ട്രെയിൻ (treyin) the train and ട്രാക്ക് (traakku) the track.
Common questions
How do you say railway in Malayalam?
റെയില്വേ (reyilve), the borrowed word, written in Malayalam script.
What do you call a railway station?
സ്റ്റേഷൻ (steshan), station, usually with the railway word in front; പ്ലാറ്റ്ഫോം (plaatphom) is the platform.