Cripple in Malayalam
Cripple, in the old sense of a lame person, is മുടന്തന് (mudanthan) in Malayalam. The word refers to somebody who limps or cannot walk properly, and like its English counterpart it is blunt and now avoided in polite speech. It survives mostly in older texts and in abuse.
Most common translation
A lame person, cripple.
മുടന്തന് ആയ ആൾ വടിയുമായി നടന്നു.
mudanthan aaya aal vadiyumaayi nadannu.
The lame man walked with a stick.
All Malayalam words for “cripple”
- മുടന്തന് (mudanthan) — A lame person, cripple.
- കാലന് (kalan) — Yama (personification of death), dark person, cripple, lame person.
kalan reaches this sense only in passing, being first of all a name for Yama, the personification of death.
Common questions
How is cripple said in Malayalam?
The listed word is മുടന്തന് (mudanthan), a harsh term for a lame person.
Is the word polite?
No. Respectful speech describes the condition instead of labelling the person.