Bribe in Malayalam
A bribe is കോഴ (kozha), the word in every news report about corruption. It is ko-zha, with the retroflex zh at the end. Older senses such as fear and fault are also recorded for it.
Most common translation
Bribe, bashfulness, fear, sorrow, crime, fault.
ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥൻ കോഴ വാങ്ങാൻ തയ്യാറായില്ല.
udyogasthan kozha vaangaan thayyaaraayilla.
The officer was not willing to take a bribe.
All Malayalam words for “bribe”
- കോഴ (kozha) — Bribe, bashfulness, fear, sorrow, crime, fault.
- കൈനീട്ടം (kaineettam) — The first gift or sale or transaction, the gift given on Vishu day, bribe.
കോഴ (kozha) is the direct word for a bribe, while കൈനീട്ടം (kaineettam) is primarily the ceremonial Vishu gift and works as a euphemism when it is used of one.
Common questions
How do you say bribe in Malayalam?
കോഴ (kozha).
Why is kaineettam listed under bribe?
Because the gift word is sometimes used wryly for a payment; its real meaning is the first gift of the day or the Vishu handout.