Threat in Malayalam
Malayalam reaches for ഭീഷണി (bheeshani) for a threat of any size, from a warning muttered between neighbours to a line in a legal notice. The noun comes from the root for frightening, so it carries the sense of pressure put on someone to make them give way. The long vowel sits in the first syllable, and the stress goes with it.
Threat, threatening, frightening, scare, intimidation, intimidator.
ആ കത്തിൽ ഭീഷണി ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു.
aa kathil bheeshani undaayirunnu.
There was a threat in that letter.
Dictionary entry
- ഭീഷണി (bheeshani) — Threat, threatening, frightening, scare, intimidation, intimidator.
ഭീഷണി (bheeshani) covers both the words spoken and the danger itself, so a threat to public health takes the same noun as a threat shouted in anger.
Common questions
How do you say threat in Malayalam?
ഭീഷണി (bheeshani) is the word, used for a spoken threat and for a looming danger alike.
Is ഭീഷണി (bheeshani) a noun or a verb?
It is a noun. To say that someone threatened another person, speakers keep ഭീഷണി (bheeshani) and add a verb meaning to give or to make.