Patient in Malayalam
A patient under treatment is രോഗി (rogi), the word used in hospitals and on prescriptions. ദീനക്കാരന് (deenakkaaran) is an older, homelier word for a sick person.
Most common translation
Sick man, patient.
ഡോക്ടർ രോഗിയെ പരിശോധിച്ചു.
doctor rogiye parishodhichu.
The doctor examined the patient.
All Malayalam words for “patient”
- രോഗി (rogi) — Sick man, patient.
- ദീനക്കാരന് (deenakkaaran) — Sick person, patient.
- പരാമർശിച്ചു (paraamarshichu) — Referred, mentioned or pointed to something in speech or writing; of a doctor sending a patient on, Malayalis say raphar cheythu.
rogi is the standard term and deenakkaaran the colloquial one, while paraamarshichu belongs to referring or mentioning, with raphar cheythu used when a doctor sends a patient on.
Common questions
How do you say patient in Malayalam?
രോഗി (rogi).
What do Malayalis say when a doctor refers a patient?
They say raphar cheythu for referring the patient on.