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Likely from Sanskrit अपघात (apaghāta).
അപകടം • (apakaṭaṁ)
- accident
- mishap
- vehicle accident
- hazard
- danger
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “അപകടം [apakaṭaṁ]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books