Handicap in Malayalam
Handicap in the sense of physical disability is അംഗഭംഗം (amgabhamgam) in Malayalam, a compound about the loss or impairment of limbs. For handicap meaning an obstacle in your path, ഇടങ്ങേറ് (idangeru) is the word. The two senses do not overlap.
Most common translation
Loss of limbs, physical deformity/handicap, mutilation, injury to limbs.
അപകടത്തില് അയാള്ക്ക് അംഗഭംഗം സംഭവിച്ചു.
apakadathil ayaalkku amgabhamgam sambhavichu.
He suffered injury to his limbs in the accident.
All Malayalam words for “handicap”
- അംഗഭംഗം (amgabhamgam) — Loss of limbs, physical deformity/handicap, mutilation, injury to limbs.
- ഇടങ്ങേറ് (idangeru) — Obstacle, trouble, handicap, hindrance, hitch.
amgabhamgam is bodily impairment, while idangeru is a hindrance, trouble or hitch.
Common questions
How do you say handicap in Malayalam?
For a physical handicap, അംഗഭംഗം (amgabhamgam); for an obstacle, ഇടങ്ങേറ് (idangeru).
Which word fits a setback in work?
ഇടങ്ങേറ് (idangeru), meaning trouble, hindrance or hitch.