Oppressor in Malayalam
An oppressor is a മര്ദ്ദകന് (marddakan), one who beats down and torments others. Political writing uses it for tyrants and for anyone wielding power cruelly. The double rdd is held, mard-da-kan.
Most common translation
Oppressor, torturer, tyrant, one who hits or beats.
കഥയിലെ മര്ദ്ദകന് ഒടുവില് തോറ്റു.
kathayile marddakan oduvil thottu.
The oppressor in the story lost in the end.
Dictionary entry
- മര്ദ്ദകന് (marddakan) — Oppressor, torturer, tyrant, one who hits or beats.
The single option covers oppressor, torturer and tyrant together, with the sense of physical beating never far off.
Common questions
How do you say oppressor in Malayalam?
മര്ദ്ദകന് (marddakan), an oppressor or tyrant.
Does it imply violence?
Yes, the word carries the sense of one who strikes or torments.