Looseness in Malayalam

The looseness in this entry is the bodily kind: വയറിളക്കം (vayarilakkam), looseness of the bowels or diarrhoea. Doctors and home remedies both use the word. Looseness in the sense of a slack knot or a loose fit is not covered here.

Most common translation

വയറിളക്കം (vayarilakkam)

Looseness of the bowels, diarrhoea, loose motion.

പുറത്തെ ഭക്ഷണം കഴിച്ച് വയറിളക്കം വന്നു.

purathe bhakshanam kazhichu vayarilakkam vannu.

I got diarrhoea after eating food from outside.

Dictionary entry

The single option listed is medical, naming loose motion, and it cannot be used for something physically slack.

Common questions

How do you say looseness in Malayalam?

വയറിളക്കം (vayarilakkam), in the sense of looseness of the bowels.

Does vayarilakkam mean diarrhoea?

Yes, that is exactly what it names.