Corruption in Malayalam
Corruption as a practice is അഴിമതി (azhimathi) in Malayalam, the headline word in reports of bribery and nepotism. Say a-zhi-ma-thi. It is a noun, so an anti corruption campaign is built directly on it.
Most common translation
Corruption, nepotism.
ഓഫീസിലെ അഴിമതി പത്രത്തില് വന്നു.
offeesile azhimathi pathrathil vannu.
The corruption in the office came out in the paper.
All Malayalam words for “corruption”
- അഴിമതി (azhimathi) — Corruption, nepotism.
- അഴിമതിക്കാരൻ (azhimathikkaaran) — Corrupt, a corrupt person, one who takes bribes; the noun azhimathi means corruption.
അഴിമതി (azhimathi) is the abstract noun for corruption, while അഴിമതിക്കാരൻ (azhimathikkaaran) names the corrupt person who practises it.
Common questions
How do you say corruption in Malayalam?
Use അഴിമതി (azhimathi), corruption.
How do I refer to the corrupt official rather than the corruption?
Add the agent ending and say അഴിമതിക്കാരൻ (azhimathikkaaran), a corrupt person.