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decoy meaning in Malayalam

ആശ കാട്ടി വശീകരിക്കുന്നയാൾ

UK/ˈdiːkɔɪ/

decoy in Malayalam: ആശ കാട്ടി വശീകരിക്കുന്നയാൾ, കെണി. In English, decoy means a person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

Malayalam words for decoy

ആശ കാട്ടി വശീകരിക്കുന്നയാൾ, കെണി

English meaning of decoy

  1. noun A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
  2. noun A real or fake animal used by hunters to lure game.
  3. noun Deceptive military device used to draw enemy attention or fire away from a more important target.
  4. noun An assembly of hooped or netted corridors into which wild ducks may be enticed (originally by tame ducks) and trapped.

Full definition of decoy

decoy in a sentence

  • to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net
  • As they were being decoyed, the rescue team carried the hostage and quietly slipped away.

Synonyms of decoy

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Questions about decoy in Malayalam

What is the meaning of decoy in Malayalam?
Decoy in Malayalam is ആശ കാട്ടി വശീകരിക്കുന്നയാൾ, കെണി.
decoy എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Decoy: ആശ കാട്ടി വശീകരിക്കുന്നയാൾ, കെണി.
What does decoy mean in English?
Decoy means a person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.

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Malayalam words from Malayalam Wiktionary: decoy (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: decoy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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