Treacherous in Malayalam
The single entry is a noun, not an adjective: ചതിപ്രവൃത്തി (chathipravruthi) is a treacherous act, treachery in action, from the words for cheating and deed. To call a person treacherous, Malayalam uses the word for cheating with an ending that makes it describe someone. Five syllables, with the cluster in the middle.
ചതിപ്രവൃത്തി (chathipravruthi)
A treacherous action, treachery, deception.
കൂട്ടുകാരോട് ഒരിക്കലും ചതിപ്രവൃത്തി ചെയ്യരുത്.
koottukaarodu orikkalum chathipravruthi cheyyaruthu.
Never act treacherously towards friends.
Dictionary entry
- ചതിപ്രവൃത്തി (chathipravruthi) — A treacherous action, treachery, deception.
So ചതിപ്രവൃത്തി (chathipravruthi) answers what was done rather than what someone is like, and it cannot sit in front of a noun the way treacherous does in English.
Common questions
How do you say treacherous in Malayalam?
There is no adjective here. ചതിപ്രവൃത്തി (chathipravruthi) names a treacherous action, and a treacherous person is described with the word for cheating.
Can it describe a treacherous road?
No. It is about deliberate betrayal by a person, not about danger in a place.