Diabetes in Malayalam
Diabetes is പ്രമേഹം (prameham) in Malayalam. Doctors and families alike use it for the sugar disease, and ayurvedic texts have long used it as well. The form does not change in speech.
Most common translation
Diabetes.
പ്രമേഹം ഉള്ളതുകൊണ്ട് അപ്പൂപ്പൻ മധുരം കഴിക്കില്ല.
prameham ullathukondu appooppan madhuram kazhikkilla
Grandfather does not eat sweets because he has diabetes.
Dictionary entry
- പ്രമേഹം (prameham) — Diabetes.
Only one option is listed, and it covers diabetes as a condition without marking the type.
Common questions
How do you say diabetes in Malayalam?
Say പ്രമേഹം (prameham).
Is the word used in ayurveda?
Yes, it is long established in ayurvedic writing as well as in modern medicine.