Punishment in Malayalam
Punishment is ശിക്ഷ (shiksha), at home, in school and in court alike. Note the soft sh at the start and keep the final vowel short. Capital punishment has its own compound, വധശിക്ഷ (vadhashiksha).
Most common translation
Punishment, a penalty given for a mistake or an offence.
വൈകി വന്നതിന് അവന് ശിക്ഷ കിട്ടി.
vaiki vannathinu avanu shiksha kitti
He got punishment for coming late.
All Malayalam words for “punishment”
- ശിക്ഷ (shiksha) — Punishment, a penalty given for a mistake or an offence.
- ഏത്തം (eatham) — Obeisance, praise, a kind of punishment for wrong-doing, a device to draw water.
- മരണശിക്ഷ (maranashiksha) — Capital punishment, sentence of death.
- വധശിക്ഷ (vadhashiksha) — Capital punishment.
shiksha covers punishment of every size, മരണശിക്ഷ (maranashiksha) and വധശിക്ഷ (vadhashiksha) both mean a death sentence, and ഏത്തം (eatham) is an old word tied to a particular temple penance.
Common questions
How do you say punishment in Malayalam?
ശിക്ഷ (shiksha).
How do you say death penalty in Malayalam?
വധശിക്ഷ (vadhashiksha) or മരണശിക്ഷ (maranashiksha).