Shop-keeper in Malayalam
A shopkeeper is കടക്കാരന് (kadakkaran), the man of the shop, built straight from the word for shop. It is what a customer would call the person behind the counter in any Kerala town.
Most common translation
Shop-keeper, debtor.
കടക്കാരന് എനിക്ക് മിഠായി തന്നു.
kadakkaaran enikku mithaayi thannu.
The shopkeeper gave me a sweet.
All Malayalam words for “shop-keeper”
- കടക്കാരന് (kadakkaran) — Shop-keeper, debtor.
- വില്പ്പനക്കാരന് (vilppanakkaaran) — Salesman, shop-keeper.
വില്പ്പനക്കാരന് (vilppanakkaaran) is the seller or salesman, the person who does the selling, which is close but not the same as the one who owns or runs the shop.
Common questions
How do you say shopkeeper in Malayalam?
Use കടക്കാരന് (kadakkaran).
What is the difference from vilppanakkaaran?
vilppanakkaaran is a salesman, who may work for somebody else, while kadakkaran is the shop's own man.