Stealing in Malayalam
Stealing is മോഷണം (moshanam), the plain word used in police complaints and in ordinary talk. Four syllables, mo-sha-nam. It covers the act and the crime alike, from a lifted phone to a night burglary.
Most common translation
Stealing, theft, robbery.
കടയിൽ മോഷണം നടന്നതായി പരാതി വന്നു.
kadayil moshanam nadannathaayi paraathi vannu.
A complaint came that a theft happened at the shop.
All Malayalam words for “stealing”
- മോഷണം (moshanam) — Stealing, theft, robbery.
- കവര്ച്ച (kavarcha) — Stealing, theft, robbery.
- ചൗര്യം (chouryam) — Stealing, hiding, secret.
- പോക്കറ്റടി (pokkattadi) — Picking the pocket, stealing from another's pocket.
കവര്ച്ച (kavarcha) leans towards robbery and looting, ചൗര്യം (chouryam) is a Sanskritic word for theft kept for formal writing, and പോക്കറ്റടി (pokkattadi) is pickpocketing in particular.
Common questions
How do you say stealing in Malayalam?
Stealing is മോഷണം (moshanam).
Which word would a newspaper use for a robbery?
കവര്ച്ച (kavarcha), because it carries the snatching or carrying off by force, while മോഷണം (moshanam) is the neutral word for theft.