Salesman in Malayalam
A salesman is വില്പ്പനക്കാരന് (vilppanakkaaran), built from the word for selling plus the masculine agent ending, and it covers a shop assistant as much as a travelling salesman. Swap the ending for the feminine one to speak of a saleswoman.
Most common translation
വില്പ്പനക്കാരന് (vilppanakkaaran)
Salesman, shop-keeper.
വില്പ്പനക്കാരന് സാധനത്തിന്റെ വില പറഞ്ഞു.
vilppanakkaaran saadhanathinte vila paranju.
The salesman told us the price of the item.
Dictionary entry
- വില്പ്പനക്കാരന് (vilppanakkaaran) — Salesman, shop-keeper.
The word is neutral in tone, and in shops the English salesman is heard just as often.
Common questions
How do you say salesman in Malayalam?
വില്പ്പനക്കാരന് (vilppanakkaaran).
Does it also mean shopkeeper?
The dictionary lists shop-keeper too, though the owner of a shop is usually named with a different word.