Betray in Malayalam

To betray someone is ഒറ്റുകൊടുക്കുക (ottukodukkuka), literally to give them away to the other side. It is the verb used of informers and traitors, and it carries clear condemnation.

Most common translation

ഒറ്റുകൊടുക്കുക (ottukodukkuka)

Betray, cheat, deceive.

രഹസ്യം ഒറ്റുകൊടുക്കുക എന്നത് അപകടമാണ്.

rahasyam ottukodukkuka ennathu apakadamaanu.

Giving away a secret is dangerous.

All Malayalam words for “betray”

ഒറ്റുകൊടുക്കുക is the fuller and more common form, while ഒറ്റുക (ottuka) is the shorter verb with the same core sense of betraying or informing and is heard less often.

Common questions

How do you say betray in Malayalam?

ഒറ്റുകൊടുക്കുക (ottukodukkuka) is the verb for betraying someone to an enemy or an authority.

Is ottuka interchangeable with it?

Nearly, but ഒറ്റുകൊടുക്കുക (ottukodukkuka) is what speakers actually use; the shorter form sounds clipped and dated.