Handcuff in Malayalam
Handcuffs are കയ്യാമം (kayyaamam), built from the word for hand. Police reports and court stories use it. The double yy is pronounced distinctly, kay-yaa-mam.
Most common translation
Handcuff.
പോലീസ് കള്ളന് കയ്യാമം ഇട്ടു.
poleesu kallanu kayyaamam ittu.
The police put handcuffs on the thief.
All Malayalam words for “handcuff”
- കയ്യാമം (kayyaamam) — Handcuff.
- വിലങ്ങ് (vilangu) — Fetters, handcuff, shackles, a four legged animal, (fig) obstacle.
കയ്യാമം (kayyaamam) is specifically handcuffs, while വിലങ്ങ് (vilangu) covers fetters and shackles of any kind and figuratively an obstacle.
Common questions
How do you say handcuff in Malayalam?
കയ്യാമം (kayyaamam), the cuffs put on the wrists.
What is the word for shackles?
വിലങ്ങ് (vilangu), used for fetters generally.