Treachery in Malayalam
ചതിവ് (chathiv) is treachery, cheating, the double cross, and it is the everyday word, heard about everything from card games to politics. Its shorter form is the common word for a con. Three light syllables ending in the clipped vowel.
Most common translation
Treachery, deception, cheating.
കൂട്ടുകാരന്റെ ചതിവ് അവനെ വേദനിപ്പിച്ചു.
koottukaarante chathiv avane vedanippichu.
His friend's treachery hurt him.
All Malayalam words for “treachery”
- ചതിവ് (chathiv) — Treachery, deception, cheating.
- വഞ്ചന (vanchana) — Treachery, deception, fraud, cheating.
- ചതിപ്രവൃത്തി (chathipravruthi) — A treacherous action, treachery, deception.
- വിശ്വാസവഞ്ചന (vishwaasavanchana) — Betrayal, perfidy, treachery.
വഞ്ചന (vanchana) is the formal word for fraud and deception, and വിശ്വാസവഞ്ചന (vishwaasavanchana) is betrayal of trust in particular.
Common questions
How do you say treachery in Malayalam?
ചതിവ് (chathiv) in ordinary speech, വഞ്ചന (vanchana) in formal writing.
Which word fits a breach of trust?
വിശ്വാസവഞ്ചന (vishwaasavanchana), which puts the word for trust in front of the word for deception.