Pawn in Malayalam
Pawn as a noun, something handed over as security against a loan, is പണയം (panayam). It is the ordinary word at a pawnbroker's counter in Kerala and it also covers a pledge of land or jewellery. Say pa-na-yam, stress on the first syllable.
Most common translation
Pledge, pawn, security.
അമ്മ വള പണയം വച്ചു.
amma vala panayam vachu.
Mother pawned her bangle.
All Malayalam words for “pawn”
- പണയം (panayam) — Pledge, pawn, security.
- ഈടുവയ്ക്കുക (eeduvaykkuka) — Give as security, pawn, remit into the treasury.
- ഈട് (eedu) — Strength, hardness, security, durability, endurance, pledge, close texture, pawn.
- വിന്യാസം (vinyaasam) — Arrangement, placing, deployment, pawn, composition.
ഈടുവയ്ക്കുക (eeduvaykkuka) is the verb, to give as security, while വിന്യാസം (vinyaasam) means arrangement and has nothing to do with the money sense.
Common questions
How do you say pawn in Malayalam?
Pawn is പണയം (panayam).
Is there a word here for the chess pawn?
No. Every listed word belongs to pledging and security; the chess piece needs a different word that this entry does not give.