Emulsion in Malayalam
Neither word listed here is the chemistry term for an emulsion, which modern Malayalam borrows from English. ലേപനം (lepanam) is the closer of the two and means smearing, plastering, or an ointment you rub on. Say le-pa-nam.
Smearing, plastering, emulsion, ointment.
ഡോക്ടർ നല്ല ലേപനം എഴുതി തന്നു.
doctor nalla lepanam ezhuthi thannu.
The doctor prescribed a good ointment.
All Malayalam words for “emulsion”
- ലേപനം (lepanam) — Smearing, plastering, emulsion, ointment.
- ലാസം (laasam) — Sport, jumping, dancing, joviality, playing about, juice, emulsion, ointment.
ലേപനം (lepanam) is about applying a paste or salve to a surface, while ലാസം (laasam) is mainly play, dance and liveliness with only a thin secondary sense of juice or salve, so it is a weak choice.
Common questions
How do you say emulsion in Malayalam?
There is no true equivalent here. ലേപനം (lepanam) means an ointment or the act of smearing, and the technical term is normally the English one.
Which word would appear in ayurvedic writing for an ointment?
ലേപനം (lepanam) is the word used there for a preparation applied to the skin.