Victim in Malayalam
ബലിയാട് (baliyadu) is the victim, literally the sacrificial animal, the goat offered up. Say ba-li-yaa-du. Malayalam uses it the way English uses victim and scapegoat together, for whoever ends up paying.
Most common translation
Sacrificial animal, scape goat, victim.
ഈ കേസിൽ അവൻ വെറും ബലിയാട് ആയി.
ee kesil avan verum baliyaadu aayi.
In this case he became a mere scapegoat.
All Malayalam words for “victim”
- ബലിയാട് (baliyadu) — Sacrificial animal, scape goat, victim.
- ഇരയാകുക (irayakuka) — Fall a prey to, become a victim to.
ഇരയാകുക (irayakuka) is the verb for becoming a victim, to fall prey, and that is the construction news reports prefer when naming who was hurt.
Common questions
How do you say victim in Malayalam?
Victim is ബലിയാട് (baliyadu).
How do you say she became a victim?
With ഇരയാകുക (irayakuka), the verb to fall prey to something, which carries the sense without the sacrificial image.