Arsenic in Malayalam
Arsenic, the classic poison, is പാഷാണം (paashaanam) in Malayalam. The same word can mean rock or stone, and in old writing it is used figuratively of a dangerous person.
Most common translation
Arsenic (a poison), rock, stone, a dangerous person.
പാഷാണം ഒരു മാരകവിഷമാണ്.
paashaanam oru maarakavishamaanu.
Arsenic is a deadly poison.
All Malayalam words for “arsenic”
- പാഷാണം (paashaanam) — Arsenic (a poison), rock, stone, a dangerous person.
- മനയോല (manayola) — Red arsenic, biosulphate of arsenic.
പാഷാണം (paashaanam) is arsenic in general, while മനയോല (manayola) is the red variety, the yellow-red mineral form used in traditional preparations.
Common questions
How do you say arsenic in Malayalam?
Arsenic is പാഷാണം (paashaanam) in Malayalam.
What is red arsenic called?
Red arsenic has its own name, മനയോല (manayola).