Gallows in Malayalam
The gallows is തൂക്കുമരം (thookkumaram), literally the hanging wood, from thookku, hanging, and maram, tree or timber. It appears in court reports and news about a death sentence.
Most common translation
Gallows.
പഴയ കാലത്ത് തൂക്കുമരം സാധാരണമായിരുന്നു.
pazhaya kaalatthu thookkumaram saadhaaranamaayirunnu.
In the old days the gallows was common.
Dictionary entry
- തൂക്കുമരം (thookkumaram) — Gallows.
തൂക്കുമരം (thookkumaram) names the structure used for hanging and lives almost entirely in legal and journalistic language, with no casual use.
Common questions
How do you say gallows in Malayalam?
Use തൂക്കുമരം (thookkumaram), the word for the gallows.
Why does the word contain maram?
Because maram means tree or timber, and the gallows is named after the wooden frame a person is hanged from.