Rent in Malayalam
വാടക (vaadaka) is rent in the sense most people need: the money a tenant pays for a house, a room, a vehicle or a hall. It also serves as the word for hire, so a rented car and a rented house share it. Three beats, light.
Most common translation
Rent (paid by a tenant).
മാസാവസാനം വാടക കൊടുക്കണം.
maasaavasaanam vaadaka kodukkanam.
The rent must be paid at the end of the month.
All Malayalam words for “rent”
- വാടക (vaadaka) — Rent (paid by a tenant).
- പാട്ടം (paattam) — Rent, hire, lease.
- അടയ്ക്കുന്നു (adaykkunnu) — Paying; giving the money that is due, as a fee, bill or rent; kodukkuka, to give, is also used.
- പാട്ടബാക്കി (pattabakki) — Arrears of land -rent.
പാട്ടം (paattam) is land rent or lease, the older agrarian term, and പാട്ടബാക്കി (pattabakki) is arrears of such rent; അടയ്ക്കുന്നു (adaykkunnu) is simply the verb for paying.
Common questions
How do you say rent in Malayalam?
വാടക (vaadaka), used for house rent and for hire charges alike.
Which word appears in land records?
പാട്ടം (paattam), the term for rent or lease on land.