Stolen in Malayalam
തൊണ്ടി (thondi) is not the adjective stolen but a noun: stolen property recovered by the police. Say thon-di. It is court and crime reporting vocabulary, the goods produced as evidence.
Most common translation
Stolen property seized by the police or other officers.
പോലീസ് തൊണ്ടി മുതൽ കണ്ടെടുത്തു.
police thondi muthal kandeduthu.
The police recovered the stolen goods.
Dictionary entry
- തൊണ്ടി (thondi) — Stolen property seized by the police or other officers.
For stolen as a description, Malayalam uses a participle built from the verb of stealing, which is not in this entry.
Common questions
How do you say stolen in Malayalam?
The adjective is formed from the verb of stealing; തൊണ്ടി (thondi) is the noun for stolen goods seized as evidence.
Where would you see thondi used?
In police reports and news items about recovered property, and figuratively when someone is caught with the evidence in hand.