Emaciation in Malayalam
മെലിച്ചല് (melichal) describes emaciation, the state of having grown thin. It comes from the verb for becoming lean, so it is the plain description a doctor or a worried relative would use.
Most common translation
Emaciation, leanness.
രോഗത്തിന് ശേഷം മെലിച്ചല് വ്യക്തമായിരുന്നു.
rogathinu shesham melichal vyakthamaayirunnu.
After the illness the emaciation was clear.
All Malayalam words for “emaciation”
- മെലിച്ചല് (melichal) — Emaciation, leanness.
- കര്ശനം (karshanam) — Emaciation, harshness.
- ഉണക്കം (unkkam) — Drought, dryness, emaciation, hot summer, withering, fading.
മെലിച്ചല് (melichal) is simply leanness; കര്ശനം (karshanam) is a formal Sanskrit-flavoured word that also means harshness; ഉണക്കം (unkkam) is mainly dryness, drought and withering, with emaciation only a stretched sense.
Common questions
How do you say emaciation in Malayalam?
മെലിച്ചല് (melichal), meaning emaciation or leanness.
Is unkkam used of a thin person?
Rarely. ഉണക്കം (unkkam) is first about dryness and drought, so it suits a parched field better than a body.