Terrorist in Malayalam
തീവ്രവാദി (theevravaadi) means one who holds extreme views, and Malayalam news writing uses it for terrorist, militant and extremist alike. Headlines rarely distinguish them.
Most common translation
Terrorist, militant, extremist.
പോലീസ് ഒരു തീവ്രവാദി പിടിയിലായെന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.
polees oru theevravaadi pidiyilaayennu paranju.
The police said a militant was caught.
Dictionary entry
- തീവ്രവാദി (theevravaadi) — Terrorist, militant, extremist.
Because extremist is its first sense, തീവ്രവാദി (theevravaadi) is also applied to hardliners who are not violent; the context does the narrowing.
Common questions
How do you say terrorist in Malayalam?
തീവ്രവാദി (theevravaadi).
Is there a narrower word?
Malayalam can build one on the noun for terrorism, but reporting usually settles for തീവ്രവാദി (theevravaadi).