Fever in Malayalam

The everyday word for fever is not among these entries. കാച്ചില്‍ (kachil), said kaa-chil, names the state of being hot or warm in the body, which is how it touches the idea of fever. For a burning, high fever the compound താപജ്വരം (thaapajwaram) is given.

Most common translation

കാച്ചില്‍ (kachil)

State of being warm, fever.

കുട്ടിക്ക് ഇന്ന് കാച്ചില്‍ ഉണ്ട്.

kuttikku innu kachil undu.

The child has a fever today.

All Malayalam words for “fever”

കാച്ചില്‍ (kachil) is bodily heat shading into fever, while താപജ്വരം (thaapajwaram) is specifically a burning fever or hot fit.

Common questions

How do you say fever in Malayalam?

No plain word for fever is listed; കാച്ചില്‍ (kachil) describes the heated state of the body.

How do you say high fever?

A burning fever is താപജ്വരം (thaapajwaram).