Reaper in Malayalam
A reaper is കൊയ്ത്തുകാരന് (koythukaaran), built from the noun for the harvest and the agent ending kaaran, so literally a harvest man. The th is dental and the final n is the chillu letter. It is the word for the hired hands who cut the paddy.
Most common translation
Reaper.
കൊയ്ത്തുകാരന് പാടത്ത് നേരത്തെ എത്തി.
koythukaaran paadaththu neraththe eththi.
The reaper reached the field early.
Dictionary entry
- കൊയ്ത്തുകാരന് (koythukaaran) — Reaper.
The ending is masculine, so a woman reaper takes the feminine agent ending instead; the mechanical reaper is referred to with the English word.
Common questions
How do you say reaper in Malayalam?
കൊയ്ത്തുകാരന് (koythukaaran), a harvester or reaper of crops.
Does it mean the harvesting machine?
No, it is a person. The machine is called by its English name in farming talk.