Hostage in Malayalam
Hostage is handled by ആള്ജാമ്യം (aaljaamyam) in Malayalam, a noun of personal security that extends to the person held as surety. News reports use it for a captive held against a demand.
Most common translation
Personal security, hostage.
വായ്പയ്ക്ക് ബാങ്ക് ആള്ജാമ്യം ചോദിച്ചു.
vaaypaykku baanku aaljaamyam chodicchu.
The bank asked for a personal surety for the loan.
All Malayalam words for “hostage”
- ആള്ജാമ്യം (aaljaamyam) — Personal security, hostage.
- ബന്ദിയാക്കുക (bandiyaakkuka) — Take or hold sb. hostage, take into custody, make sb. prisoner.
ബന്ദിയാക്കുക (bandiyaakkuka) is the verb side of it, to take or hold someone hostage or into custody, so the pair splits the captive from the act.
Common questions
How do you say hostage in Malayalam?
The noun is ആള്ജാമ്യം (aaljaamyam), a person held as security.
How do you say to take hostage?
Use the verb ബന്ദിയാക്കുക (bandiyaakkuka), to seize or hold someone captive.