Elephantiasis in Malayalam
Neither option names the disease itself; both name people affected by it. മന്തി (manthi) is a woman with elephantiasis, that is filariasis, and the matching word for a man is also on the list. Such person-naming forms are blunt and are best avoided in careful speech.
Most common translation
A woman having elephantiasis (filariasis), (female) black monkey.
മരത്തിൽ ഒരു മന്തി ഇരിക്കുന്നത് കുട്ടികൾ കണ്ടു.
marathil oru manthi irikkunnath kuttikal kandu.
The children saw a black monkey sitting on the tree.
All Malayalam words for “elephantiasis”
- മന്തി (manthi) — A woman having elephantiasis (filariasis), (female) black monkey.
- മന്തുകാലന് (manthukalan) — A man affected by elephantiasis.
മന്തുകാലന് (manthukalan) is the male counterpart, so the pair differ only in the sex of the person described.
Common questions
How do you say elephantiasis in Malayalam?
The listed words do not name the illness; മന്തി (manthi) means a woman affected by it.
What is the word for a man with it?
മന്തുകാലന് (manthukalan).