Murder in Malayalam
The act of murder is ഹത്യ (hathya), a short Sanskrit-derived noun used in law reports and headlines. Say ha-thya, with the thya as one cluster. The persons who commit it are named by other words.
Most common translation
Murder, annihilation.
പത്രത്തിൽ ഒരു ഹത്യ വാർത്ത വന്നു.
pathrathil oru hathya vaartha vannu.
A murder report appeared in the newspaper.
All Malayalam words for “murder”
- ഹത്യ (hathya) — Murder, annihilation.
- കൊലപാതകി (kolapaathaki) — Murder, assassin.
- കൊലയാളി (kolayaali) — Murder, killer.
- കൊലക്കുറ്റം (kolakkuttam) — Crime of murder, crime of killing.
ഹത്യ (hathya) is the killing itself, കൊലക്കുറ്റം (kolakkuttam) the crime of murder, and കൊലപാതകി (kolapaathaki) and കൊലയാളി (kolayaali) the murderer.
Common questions
How do you say murder in Malayalam?
ഹത്യ (hathya), the act of murder or killing.
What do I call the murderer?
കൊലയാളി (kolayaali) or കൊലപാതകി (kolapaathaki), both naming the killer.