Shop-veranda in Malayalam
കടത്തിണ്ണ (kadathinna) is the raised platform or veranda in front of a shop, a compound of the words for shop and ledge. It names a real feature of old Kerala market streets, where people sat on it and talked.
Most common translation
Shop-veranda.
മഴയത്ത് ഞങ്ങൾ കടത്തിണ്ണയിൽ നിന്നു.
mazhayathu njangal kadathinnayil ninnu.
We stood on the shop veranda in the rain.
Dictionary entry
- കടത്തിണ്ണ (kadathinna) — Shop-veranda.
English has no single word for it, so shop-veranda is the dictionary's way of explaining kadathinna rather than a phrase you would hear in English.
Common questions
What does kadathinna mean?
It is the veranda or raised ledge in front of a shop.
Is the word still used?
Yes, mostly about older shops and in descriptions of village market streets.