Gang in Malayalam
A gang as such is not among the listed words; what is listed are the people at the head of one. In film Malayalam the boss of a criminal gang is ഡോൺ (don). The headman over a gang of workmen or masons is മേസ്തിരി (mesthiri).
Most common translation
Don, a title placed before a name and, in films, the head of a criminal gang; the English verb to don means to put on clothing, dharikkuka.
സിനിമയിലെ ഡോൺ ഒടുവിൽ പിടിക്കപ്പെട്ടു.
cinemayile don oduvil pidikkappettu.
The don in the film was caught in the end.
All Malayalam words for “gang”
- ഡോൺ (don) — Don, a title placed before a name and, in films, the head of a criminal gang; the English verb to don means to put on clothing, dharikkuka.
- മേസ്തിരി (mesthiri) — Mason, headman of a gang of workmen, headman of masons or carpenters, a tindal.
So ഡോൺ (don) belongs to crime and cinema while മേസ്തിരി (mesthiri) belongs to building sites; neither names the group itself.
Common questions
How do you say gang in Malayalam?
No listed word means the gang itself; the head of a criminal gang is ഡോൺ (don).
What is the head of a work gang called?
മേസ്തിരി (mesthiri), a mason or foreman of workmen.