Trickster in Malayalam

A trickster is തന്ത്രക്കാരന്‍ (thanthrakkaaran), the man of tactics, built from the word for stratagem plus the agent ending. Five beats, than-thra-kkaa-ran. It describes the crafty operator who always has an angle, and it is understood everywhere in Kerala.

Most common translation

തന്ത്രക്കാരന്‍ (thanthrakkaaran)

Cunning, crafty person, trickster, a cheat.

ആ തന്ത്രക്കാരന്‍ എന്നെ പറ്റിച്ചു.

aa thanthrakkaaran enne pattichu.

That trickster cheated me.

All Malayalam words for “trickster”

തിരിമാലി (thirimali) leans towards an outright cheat or swindler, while അടവുകാരന്‍ (adavukaran) is a rarer regional word whose dictionary gloss mixes trickster with customer.

Common questions

How do you say trickster in Malayalam?

Trickster is തന്ത്രക്കാരന്‍ (thanthrakkaaran).

Is there a feminine form?

Yes. The ending on തന്ത്രക്കാരന്‍ (thanthrakkaaran) marks a man, and swapping it for the feminine agent ending gives the word for a woman.