Blemish in Malayalam
A blemish or stain, literal and moral, is കളങ്കം (kalankam). Its strongest use in news writing is a blot on someone's reputation. Pronounce it ka-lan-kam, letting the n blend into the k.
Stain, impurity, blackness, blemish, defamation, blot.
ഉടുപ്പിൽ ഒരു കളങ്കം വീണുപോയി.
uduppil oru kalankam veenupoyi.
A stain fell on the shirt.
All Malayalam words for “blemish”
- കളങ്കം (kalankam) — Stain, impurity, blackness, blemish, defamation, blot.
- തുള (thula) — Hole, boring, fault, blemish.
- പോറല് (poral) — Scratch made by a sharp point; (idm.) flaw, fault, blemish, bad name fame, ill repute.
- മലിനം (malinam) — Dirt, filth, crime, blemish, sin, impurity.
- പരിശുദ്ധി (parishuddhi) — Holiness, purity, free from blemish or blame.
കളങ്കം covers a physical stain and a slur on one's name, പോറല് (poral) is a scratch and by extension a small flaw, മലിനം (malinam) is dirt or impurity, തുള (thula) is literally a hole, and പരിശുദ്ധി (parishuddhi) is the opposite, purity and freedom from blemish.
Common questions
How do you say blemish in Malayalam?
കളങ്കം (kalankam), used for a stain, a blot or a blemish on someone's name.
Which word describes a blemish on the skin?
പോറല് (poral) suits a scratch or small mark, while കളങ്കം is more often a stain or a figurative blot.