Brain in Malayalam
തലച്ചോറ് (thalachoru) is the brain, the organ inside the head. Schools, hospitals and casual talk all use it, and it stands in for intelligence when someone is said to have brains. മസ്തിഷ്കം (masthishkam) is the Sanskritic form kept for medical and formal writing.
Most common translation
Brain, the organ inside the head that controls the body and thinking.
തലച്ചോറിന് വിശ്രമം വേണം.
thalachorinu vishramam venam.
The brain needs rest.
All Malayalam words for “brain”
- തലച്ചോറ് (thalachoru) — Brain, the organ inside the head that controls the body and thinking.
- മസ്തിഷ്കം (masthishkam) — Brain, intellect.
- 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) is everyday and മസ്തിഷ്കം (masthishkam) formal; തല (thala) and തലകൾ (thalakal) mean head and heads, not the organ.
Common questions
How do you say brain in Malayalam?
തലച്ചോറ് (thalachoru).
Which word do doctors use?
മസ്തിഷ്കം (masthishkam) appears in medical and technical Malayalam.