Dagger in Malayalam
Dagger is കഠാര (kadaara) in Malayalam, a short stabbing blade. The word turns up in crime reports and in stories about old feuds. Say it ka-daa-ra, with the long middle vowel.
Most common translation
Dagger.
കാഴ്ചബംഗ്ലാവിൽ പഴയ കഠാര വെച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.
kaazhchabanglaavil pazhaya kadaara vechittundu.
An old dagger is kept in the museum.
All Malayalam words for “dagger”
- കഠാര (kadaara) — Dagger.
- ചുരിക (churika) — Dagger, small double-edged sword.
ചുരിക is a related weapon, a small double-edged sword, so it is a longer blade than what English calls a dagger.
Common questions
How do you say dagger in Malayalam?
കഠാര (kadaara) is the word for a dagger.
What is churika then?
ചുരിക (churika) names a small double-edged sword, longer than a dagger.