Man-hunt in Malayalam

A man-hunt is a നരവേട്ട (naravetta) in Malayalam, joining the words for man and hunt. Crime reporting uses it for a search mounted after a fugitive. The compound is as direct as the English one.

Most common translation

നരവേട്ട (naravetta)

Man-hunt.

പോലീസ് വലിയ നരവേട്ട തുടങ്ങി.

polees valiya naravetta thudangi.

The police began a big manhunt.

Dictionary entry

Only this single compound is listed, with no competing expression for the idea.

Common questions

How do you say man-hunt in Malayalam?

It is നരവേട്ട (naravetta).

Where is the word typically used?

നരവേട്ട (naravetta) turns up mainly in news writing about police searches.