Hand-cuff in Malayalam
Handcuffs appear as ആമം (aamam) in Malayalam, an older word that also takes in fetters and shackles. Police and court language has largely moved on, but the word survives in writing. It names the restraint rather than the act of handcuffing.
Most common translation
Hand-cuff, fetters.
പഴയ കഥയിൽ തടവുകാരന്റെ കൈയിൽ ആമം ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
pazhaya kathayil thadavukaarante kaiyil aamam undaayirunnu.
In the old story the prisoner had fetters on his hands.
Dictionary entry
- ആമം (aamam) — Hand-cuff, fetters.
With only this option, the word stretches across handcuffs and leg irons alike.
Common questions
How do you say hand-cuff in Malayalam?
Use ആമം (aamam), which covers handcuffs and fetters.
Is it still common?
It belongs more to older and literary usage than to daily speech.