Theft in Malayalam
മോഷണം (moshanam) is theft, the word in police complaints and news reports, and it covers stealing on any scale. കവര്ച്ച (kavarcha) is its close partner and leans towards robbery and plunder.
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 “theft”
- മോഷണം (moshanam) — Stealing, theft, robbery.
- കളവ് (kalav) — Theft, falsehood, lie.
- തസ്കരണം (thaskaranam) — Theft, robbery.
- കവര്ച്ച (kavarcha) — Stealing, theft, robbery.
- അഞ്ജനക്കല്ല് (anjanakkallu) — Antimony sulphate (used as medicine and for discovering theft or treasure).
കളവ് (kalav) means theft but also falsehood, and തസ്കരണം (thaskaranam) is the formal Sanskritic option. അഞ്ജനക്കല്ല് (anjanakkallu) is in the list only because the stone was once used to divine who had stolen something.
Common questions
How do you say theft in Malayalam?
മോഷണം (moshanam).
What separates theft from robbery here?
മോഷണം (moshanam) is taking without force; കവര്ച്ച (kavarcha) carries the sense of snatching or plundering.