Hip in Malayalam
The usual Malayalam word for hip is ഇടുപ്പ് (idupp), which covers the hip and the waist together. Malayalam does not split the two the way English does, so the same form fits talk of a sore joint, the fit of a garment and a tape measure.
Most common translation
Hip, waist.
ജോലി കഴിഞ്ഞ് അമ്മയുടെ ഇടുപ്പ് വേദനിക്കുന്നു.
joli kazhinju ammayude idupp vedanikkunnu
After work mother hip hurts.
All Malayalam words for “hip”
- ഇടുപ്പ് (idupp) — Hip, waist.
- ഒക്കം (okkam) — The waist, hip, rise, height.
- ഒക്കത്ത് (okkathu) — On the hip, aloft.
ഒക്കം (okkam) also names the waist or hip but carries added senses of rise and height, while ഒക്കത്ത് (okkathu) is the on-the-hip form used of a child or load carried there.
Common questions
How do you say hip in Malayalam?
Say ഇടുപ്പ് (idupp), the standard term for the hip and the waist.
Is there a separate word for waist?
Not really; idupp serves for both, and okkam is the bookish alternative.