Armpit in Malayalam
കക്ഷം (kaksham) is the armpit, and it is the word a doctor would use when asking where it hurts. The same noun carries a string of unrelated older senses, from a forest to a hiding place.
Most common translation
Armpit, bower, forest, dry grass, marsh, playground, hiding place, harem.
ഓട്ടത്തിന് ശേഷം കക്ഷം വിയർത്തു.
ottatthinu shesham kaksham viyartthu.
After the run the armpit was sweaty.
Dictionary entry
- കക്ഷം (kaksham) — Armpit, bower, forest, dry grass, marsh, playground, hiding place, harem.
കക്ഷം (kaksham) is neutral and usable in ordinary speech, including about body odour or a thermometer placed under the arm.
Common questions
What is armpit in Malayalam?
കക്ഷം (kaksham), the ordinary and polite word.
Why does kaksham have so many other meanings?
It is an old Sanskrit-derived word whose senses spread widely, and context makes the body part clear.