Cheating in Malayalam
Dishonest dealing to get something is ചതി (chathi) in Malayalam, the word for cheating or deceit. Two short syllables, cha-thi, with a soft th. It is common in both conversation and film dialogue, often as an accusation.
Cheating, deceit, dishonest dealing to gain something.
ഇത് വലിയ ചതിയാണ്.
ithu valiya chathiyaanu.
This is great cheating.
All Malayalam words for “cheating”
- ചതി (chathi) — Cheating, deceit, dishonest dealing to gain something.
- ചതിവ് (chathiv) — Treachery, deception, cheating.
- തരികിട (tharikida) — Fraud, deceit, cheating.
- നേരുകേട് (nerukedu) — Dishonesty, falsehood, cheating.
- വഞ്ചന (vanchana) — Treachery, deception, fraud, cheating.
- സത്യസന്ധമായ (sathyasandhamaya) — Honest; truthful, upright, not cheating or lying.
ചതി (chathi) and the closely related ചതിവ് (chathiv) are the everyday words, ചതിവ് (chathiv) leaning towards treachery. വഞ്ചന (vanchana) is a formal term for fraud or deception, തരികിട (tharikida) is colloquial trickery, നേരുകേട് (nerukedu) is dishonesty in general, and സത്യസന്ധമായ (sathyasandhamaya) is the opposite, meaning honest.
Common questions
How do you say cheating in Malayalam?
Say ചതി (chathi), cheating or deceit.
Is chathi used for cheating in exams?
It fits dishonest dealing of many kinds, including copying, while വഞ്ചന (vanchana) is kept for serious fraud and betrayal.