Seized in Malayalam
Seized, in the sense of caught or grabbed, is പിടിച്ചു (pidichu), the past form of the verb to catch. It is an entirely everyday word: police seize goods, a hand seizes a rope, and the same form covers held and grasped.
Most common translation
Caught, the past form of pidikkuka, to catch; seized, held or trapped; held, grasped, kept hold of; the past form of pidikkuka. Of a meeting or event held, Malayalam says nadatthi.
പോലീസ് കള്ളനെ പിടിച്ചു.
poleesu kallane pidichu.
The police caught the thief.
All Malayalam words for “seized”
- പിടിച്ചു (pidichu) — Caught, the past form of pidikkuka, to catch; seized, held or trapped; held, grasped, kept hold of; the past form of pidikkuka. Of a meeting or event held, Malayalam says nadatthi.
- ആക്രാന്ത (aakraantha) — Attacked, besmeared, usurped, seized.
- തൊണ്ടി (thondi) — Stolen property seized by the police or other officers.
pidichu is ordinary speech, ആക്രാന്ത (aakraantha) is a literary adjective for something usurped or overrun, and തൊണ്ടി (thondi) is the specific legal term for seized stolen property.
Common questions
How do you say seized in Malayalam?
പിടിച്ചു (pidichu), caught or seized.
What do police call seized goods?
തൊണ്ടി (thondi), stolen property taken into custody.