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Ferry or ferryboat

Hindi translation: नौका, नाव, बजरा, किश्ती, तरणी, यात्री-नौका, जलयान, फ़ेरी, फ़ेरीबोट

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English term or phrase:Ferry or ferryboat
Hindi translation:नौका, नाव, बजरा, किश्ती, तरणी, यात्री-नौका, जलयान, फ़ेरी, फ़ेरीबोट
Entered by: C.M. Rawal

08:07 Dec 3, 2007
English to Hindi translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
English term or phrase: Ferry or ferryboat
This is a vessel with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water. How do you call it in Hindi?
swetlanka
नौका, नाव, बजरा, किश्ती, तरणी, यात्री-नौका, जलयान, फ़ेरी, फ़ेरीबोट
Explanation:
The most popular term for a boat is नौका. It is also called किश्ती, तरणी or नाव.

A ferry means a commuter boat or ferryboat or a small ship. Accordingly, we may call it यात्री-नौका or जलयान or even a फ़ेरी.

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, but also other forms, carrying (or ferrying) passengers and sometimes their vehicles. Ferries are also used to transport freight (in lorries (trucks) and sometimes unpowered freight containers) and even railroad cars. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services. A foot-passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi.

Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels.

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Summary of answers provided
5 +5नौका, नाव, बजरा, किश्ती, तरणी, यात्री-नौका, जलयान, फ़ेरी, फ़ेरीबोट
C.M. Rawal
4 +4ferry or ferryboat ferry = नाव, नौका ferryboat =तरणी, नाव
Rajan Chopra
5 +1ferry = तारन, ferryboat =नौका
chandan mishra
5फेरी
keshab


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
ferry or ferryboat
ferry or ferryboat ferry = नाव, नौका ferryboat =तरणी, नाव


Explanation:


These are the Hindi equivalents for these terms.





Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 09:26
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
ferry or ferryboat
नौका, नाव, बजरा, किश्ती, तरणी, यात्री-नौका, जलयान, फ़ेरी, फ़ेरीबोट


Explanation:
The most popular term for a boat is नौका. It is also called किश्ती, तरणी or नाव.

A ferry means a commuter boat or ferryboat or a small ship. Accordingly, we may call it यात्री-नौका or जलयान or even a फ़ेरी.

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, but also other forms, carrying (or ferrying) passengers and sometimes their vehicles. Ferries are also used to transport freight (in lorries (trucks) and sometimes unpowered freight containers) and even railroad cars. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services. A foot-passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi.

Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels.



Example sentence(s):
  • क्यों होती हैं नौका दुर्घटनाएँ? - बांगलादेश की सबसे भयंकर नौका दुर्घटना ने सरकार पर इस ...
  • घटनास्थल से मिली जानकारी के मुताबिक हादसे की शिकार नौका मड़वा-गोपालपुर से लोदियाही ...

    Reference: http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/news/020504_banglaferry_as.shtml
    Reference: http://in.jagran.yahoo.com/news/local/bihar/4_4_3953378.html
C.M. Rawal
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  -> बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ferry or ferryboat
ferry = तारन, ferryboat =नौका


Explanation:
ferry mans a boat or ship for conveying passangers

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-12-03 10:49:59 GMT)
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ferry =तारन या नाव

chandan mishra
Local time: 09:26
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi

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3 days 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ferry or ferryboat
फेरी


Explanation:
Yes, we call फेरी for ferry as well as ferryboat because the meaning of ferry is 1) पार ले जाने वाली नौका and 2) पार, घाट and also 3)नाव से पार करना.



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Note added at 3 days9 hrs (2007-12-06 17:19:02 GMT)
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Pl see http://www.shabdkosh.com/en2hi/ferry

keshab
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