Robbery in Malayalam
Robbery is കവര്ച്ച (kavarcha), the noun from the verb for taking what is not yours. Kerala police and newspapers use it for everything from a chain snatching to a bank job.
Most common translation
Stealing, theft, robbery.
ബാങ്കിൽ രാത്രി കവര്ച്ച നടന്നു.
baankil raathri kavarcha nadannu.
A robbery took place at the bank at night.
All Malayalam words for “robbery”
- കവര്ച്ച (kavarcha) — Stealing, theft, robbery.
- പിടിച്ചുപറി (pidichupari) — Robbery, seizing by force, taking away by force.
- തസ്കരണം (thaskaranam) — Theft, robbery.
- മോഷണം (moshanam) — Stealing, theft, robbery.
- പകല്ക്കൊള്ള (pakalkkolla) — Day-light robbery.
moshanam is theft without force and thaskaranam its formal equivalent, pidichupari is snatching in the open by force, and pakalkkolla is the set phrase for daylight robbery.
Common questions
How do you say robbery in Malayalam?
Say കവര്ച്ച (kavarcha).
What is the difference between kavarcha and moshanam?
kavarcha suggests force or open seizure, while moshanam is theft done quietly.