Brawn in Malayalam
Brawn in the sense of bodily strength is കായബലം (kayabalam), a compound of body and strength. Sports reports and everyday argument both reach for it when muscle is meant rather than brains. Being a noun, it names the strength itself.
Most common translation
Brawn, physical strength.
കര്ഷകന് നല്ല കായബലം ഉണ്ട്.
karshakanu nalla kayabalam undu.
The farmer has good physical strength.
Dictionary entry
- കായബലം (kayabalam) — Brawn, physical strength.
കായബലം (kayabalam) is the only option and it names physical strength, not the meat called brawn.
Common questions
How do you say brawn in Malayalam?
കായബലം (kayabalam), meaning physical strength.
Does it cover the food called brawn?
No, the entry covers only bodily strength.