Body in Malayalam
Body is ദേഹം (deham) in Malayalam, used of the human body as a whole and, politely, of a person. Two light syllables, de-ham. It is understood across Kerala in speech and in writing.
Most common translation
Body, person, individual.
ജോലി കഴിഞ്ഞപ്പോള് ദേഹം ആകെ വേദനിച്ചു
joli kazhinjappol deham aake vedanichu
After the work, the whole body ached.
All Malayalam words for “body”
- ദേഹം (deham) — Body, person, individual.
- അംഗം (angam) — Body, limb, member, one of a group, a part of the Vedas.
- ഉടമ്പ് (udambu) — Body.
- ഉടലം (udalam) — Body.
- മേനി (meni) — Body, shape of the body, quality, nobility, complexion, grace, measure of crops, times or fold, praise, flattery.
- ജന്യം (janyam) — Birth, that which is produced, product, the body, rumour, war.
- പുരി (puri) — Town, city, capital city, fort, house, body, king, river.
- സാധനം (saadhanam) — Achievement, thing, object, body, tool, equipment.
- അംഗജ (amgaja) — Born of the body, daughter.
- അംഗപ്രകാശം (amgaprakasham) — Beauty of the body.
- അംഗരക്ഷ (amgaraksha) — Protection of the body, armour.
- അംഗരക്ഷകന് (amgarakashakan) — Person who protects the body, body-guard.
- അംഗവൈകല്യം (amgavaikalyam) — Physical deformity, state of having a handicapped body.
- അംഗവൈരൂപ്യം (amgavairoopayam) — Deformity (of the body or limbs).
- അങ്കവസ്ത്രം (ankavasthram) — Clothes (dress) covering the upper part of the body, upper cloth, shawl.
- അരക്കെട്ട് (arakkettu) — Middle part of the body, loins.
- അവയവം (avayavam) — Limb of the body.
- അശരീരി (ashareeri) — Without a body, body-less being.
- ആംഗ്യം (aamgyam) — Gestures, movement of the limbs and body to express ideas.
- ആത്മാവ് (aathmaavu) — Spirit; the soul, the part of a person that is not the body, also a ghost; for courage or liveliness Malayalam says uthsaaham.
- ആരോഗ്യദൃഡഗത്രന് (aarogya druda gathran) — One who has a healthy and sturdy body.
- ആരോഗ്യമുള്ള (arogyamulla) — Healthy; in good health, good for the body.
- ആലേപനം (aalepanam) — Anointing the body, smearing with ointment or cosmetics.
- ഉത്തരാര്ദ്ധം (utharaarddham) — The second half, the northern half, the upper part of the body.
- കമ്മീഷൻ (kammeeshan) — Commission, the share of money paid to an agent for a deal; also an official body appointed to look into something.
- കഴുത്ത് (kazhuthu) — Neck, the part of the body joining the head to the shoulders.
- കായിക (kayika) — Pertaining to the body, bodily, physical.
- കാലുകൾ (kaalukal) — Feet, the plural of foot, the parts of the body you stand on; as a unit of length adi is used; legs. The limbs used for standing and walking; also the supports of a table or chair.
- കുളിക്കുക (kulikkuka) — Bathe, wash the body, take a bath.
- കൈ (kai) — Hand, the part of the body at the end of the arm, used for holding and working; arm, the limb from the shoulder to the hand, in everyday Malayalam the same word covers arm and hand.
- കോഡ് (kod) — Code, a set of letters or numbers used as a key or identifier; also a body of rules.
- കോശം (kosham) — Cell; the smallest living unit of a body in biology; the word cell is also used for a battery cell and for a prison room.
- കോൺഗ്രസ് (kongras) — Congress; the law-making body of a country such as the United States, also the name of the Indian National Congress party.
- കൗൺസിൽ (kaunsil) — Council, an elected or appointed body that governs or advises.
- ജീവകോശം (jeevakosham) — The animal body, body cell.
- തല (thala) — Head, the top part of the body holding the face and brain, also the top or leading part of something.
- തലകൾ (thalakal) — Heads. More than one head; the upper part of the body holding the face and brain.
- തലച്ചോറ് (thalachoru) — Brain, the organ inside the head that controls the body and thinking.
- താപനില (thaapanila) — Temperature; the degree of heat or cold of the air, water or the body.
- തൊലി (tholi) — Skin, the outer covering of the body, also the peel of a fruit or vegetable.
- തോര്ത്തുക (thorthuka) — Dry, wipe water from the body with a towel after bath.
- തോർത്ത് (thorthu) — Towel. A cloth used to dry the body after a bath.
- നൃത്തം ചെയ്യുക (nritham cheyyuka) — Dance, to move the body to music; to perform a dance.
- പിണം (pinam) — Corpse, dead body, carcass.
- പിണ്ഡം (pindam) — Mass; the quantity of matter in a body, as used in science; mass in the sense of a crowd is bahujanam and the church service is kurbaana.
- പുത (putha) — (root)wrap over, cover the body with cloth.
- പുതപ്പിക്കുക (puthappikkuka) — Wrap cloth over the body, cover body with cloth.
- പുതയ്ക്കുക (puthaykkuka) — Wrap cloth over the body (in winter) to keep it warm.
- പുളയുക (pulayuka) — Twist the body, whirl about, wriggle, squiggle, revel frantically.
- പൂമേനി (poomeni) — Soft - skinned body.
- പൊതുയോഗം (pothuyogam) — Public meeting, general body (meeting).
- പ്രേതം (pretham) — Dead body, soul of the dead, ghost, evil spirit.
- മയ്യത്ത് (mayath) — Dead body (esp.of Muslims).
- മര്മ്മം (marmmam) — Vital spot or organ of the body; (idm.) main point or part of anything, key point, main secret, vulnerable spot or point, the quintessential.
- മര്മ്മസ്ഥാനം (marmmasthaanam) — Vulnerable spot or joint in the body.
- മലക്കം (malakkam) — Standing upright and bending the body backwards.
- മുതുക് (muthuku) — Back, the rear part of the body from the shoulders to the waist.
- മൂരുക (mooruka) — Cut, sharpen, reap, stretch (the body), yawn.
- യൂണിറ്റ് (yoonittu) — Unit, one single whole, one measure of something, one section of a larger body.
- യോഗക്ഷേമം (yogakshemam) — Comfort of the body, happiness, (social) welfare.
ഉടമ്പ് (udambu) and ഉടലം (udalam) are older native words for the body, അംഗം (angam) is a limb or a member of a group, and മേനി (meni) points to the body's shape or complexion.
Common questions
How do you say body in Malayalam?
Body is ദേഹം (deham).
What is a limb or body part called?
അംഗം (angam), a limb or member.