Vessel in Malayalam

പാത്ര (pathra) is the vessel or pot word in its combining shape; standing alone it takes a final -m. Say paa-thra. It is the neutral term for any cooking or serving vessel, which is why it heads so many compounds.

Most common translation

പാത്ര (pathra)

Pert. to pot, vessel, etc.

പാത്രശുദ്ധി അടുക്കളയിൽ വളരെ പ്രധാനമാണ്.

paathrashuddhi adukkalayil valare pradhaanamaanu.

Vessel cleanliness is very important in the kitchen.

All Malayalam words for “vessel”

ഓട്ടുപാത്രം (ottupaathram) is a bell metal vessel and ചരുവം (charuvam) a flat bottomed one, while കപ്പൽ (kappal) is a ship, the nautical sense of the English word.

Common questions

How do you say vessel in Malayalam?

A vessel or pot is പാത്ര (pathra), which takes a final -m when it stands by itself.

Which word is used for a sea going vessel?

കപ്പൽ (kappal), a ship, the word for a vessel that carries people or cargo across water.