Diarrhoea in Malayalam
Diarrhoea in everyday Malayalam is വയറിളക്കം (vayarilakkam), the plain word for looseness of the bowels. Families and clinics use it, often as loose motion. It is the safest choice in conversation.
Most common translation
Looseness of the bowels, diarrhoea, loose motion.
പുറത്തെ ഭക്ഷണം കഴിച്ച് വയറിളക്കം വന്നു.
purathe bhakshanam kazhichu vayarilakkam vannu.
I got diarrhoea after eating food from outside.
All Malayalam words for “diarrhoea”
- വയറിളക്കം (vayarilakkam) — Looseness of the bowels, diarrhoea, loose motion.
- ഗ്രഹണി (grahani) — Diarrhoea, chronic disease caused by the congestion of bowels.
- അതിസാരം (athisaram) — Dysentery, diarrhoea.
athisaram is the medical term, covering dysentery as well, and grahani names a chronic bowel complaint rather than a passing bout.
Common questions
How is diarrhoea said in Malayalam?
Say വയറിളക്കം (vayarilakkam) in everyday speech.
Which word would a doctor write?
അതിസാരം (athisaram) is the clinical term, taking in dysentery too.