Fluid in Malayalam
Any liquid or fluid is ദ്രവം (dravam), the word used in science lessons and on medicine labels. Say dra-vam, with the d touching the back of the teeth. It is also the base of words about melting and dissolving.
Liquid, fluid, melting, liquefying.
കുപ്പിയിൽ ഒരു നീല ദ്രവം ഉണ്ട്.
kuppiyil oru neela dravam undu.
There is a blue liquid in the bottle.
All Malayalam words for “fluid”
- ദ്രവം (dravam) — Liquid, fluid, melting, liquefying.
- കുസുമം (kusumam) — Flower, menstrual, fluid.
- ഉത്കടം (uthkadam) — Anger, fluid from the temples of a rogue elephant(in rut), excessiveness, intoxication.
- മദം (madam) — Intoxication, liquor, haughtiness, insanity, joy, delight, the fluid that flows from the temples of a rutting elephant.
- ഹിരണം (hiranam) — Gold, seminal fluid, cowry.
ദ്രവം is the neutral word for a fluid. കുസുമം (kusumam) is primarily flower, മദം (madam) and ഉത്കടം (uthkadam) refer to the secretion of a rutting elephant alongside senses like intoxication and pride, and ഹിരണം (hiranam) is an old word whose first meaning is gold.
Common questions
How do you say fluid in Malayalam?
ദ്രവം (dravam) is the word for a fluid or liquid.
Is dravam used in everyday speech?
Yes, mostly in technical and medical contexts; for a drink or plain water, speakers simply name the thing itself.