Artery in Malayalam
Doctors in Kerala use ധമനി (dhamani) for artery, the vessel that carries fresh blood from the heart. The initial sound is an aspirated dha, and the word belongs to medical and textbook Malayalam.
Most common translation
Blood vessel carrying pure blood, artery, a tube.
ധമനി ശുദ്ധരക്തം വഹിക്കുന്നു.
dhamani shuddharaktham vahikkunnu.
The artery carries pure blood.
All Malayalam words for “artery”
- ധമനി (dhamani) — Blood vessel carrying pure blood, artery, a tube.
- നാഡി (nadi) — Nerve, blood vessel, artery or vein, pulse.
ധമനി (dhamani) is specifically an artery, whereas നാഡി (nadi) is a looser word covering nerve, vein, artery and even the pulse.
Common questions
How do you say artery in Malayalam?
Artery is ധമനി (dhamani) in Malayalam.
Is nadi a good substitute?
Only loosely. നാഡി (nadi) can mean nerve or pulse as well, so it lacks the precision of ധമനി (dhamani).