Rutting in Malayalam
മദം (madam) is the word behind rutting: it names the fluid that flows from the temples of a rutting elephant, and by extension intoxication, arrogance and wild delight. In Kerala, where temple elephants are part of public life, it is well known.
Most common translation
Intoxication, liquor, haughtiness, insanity, joy, delight, the fluid that flows from the temples of a rutting elephant.
ഉത്സവത്തിൽ ആനയ്ക്ക് മദം വന്നു.
uthsavathil aanaykku madam vannu
The elephant came into rut at the festival.
All Malayalam words for “rutting”
- മദം (madam) — Intoxication, liquor, haughtiness, insanity, joy, delight, the fluid that flows from the temples of a rutting elephant.
- ബഹുളി (bahuli) — Confusion, confused state, bewildered state, haste, rutting, madness.
bahuli means confusion and frenzy and brushes against rutting only through the idea of madness.
Common questions
How do you say rutting in Malayalam?
മദം (madam), used of elephants in particular.
Does it only apply to animals?
No. The same word is used figuratively for intoxication and overbearing pride in people.