Killer in Malayalam
A killer is a ഘാതകന് (ghathakan), the term formal reporting of murders uses. The gha is aspirated from the throat. Courts and newspapers prefer it to the spoken word.
Most common translation
Killer, murderer, wicked or cruel man (fem.murderess).
കഥയിലെ ഘാതകന് ഒടുവിൽ പിടിയിലായി.
kathayile ghathakan oduvil pidiyilaayi.
The killer in the story was caught in the end.
All Malayalam words for “killer”
- ഘാതകന് (ghathakan) — Killer, murderer, wicked or cruel man (fem.murderess).
- കൊലയാളി (kolayaali) — Murder, killer.
- നാശകന് (naashakan) — One who destroys, destroyer, killer.
ghathakan is the killer or murderer in formal use, kolayaali the spoken word used in talk, and naashakan one who destroys.
Common questions
How do you say killer in Malayalam?
ഘാതകന് (ghathakan), killer or murderer.
What is the everyday word?
kolayaali, murderer or killer.