Scar in Malayalam
The closest entry is അങ്കിതം (ankitham), a mark or stain left on something, which stretches to cover a scar. വര (vara) is the broader word for a line or mark and is glossed as scar too.
Most common translation
That is marked, mark, scar, stain.
കൈയിൽ ഒരു ചെറിയ അങ്കിതം ഉണ്ട്.
kaiyil oru cheriya ankitham undu.
There is a small mark on my hand.
All Malayalam words for “scar”
- അങ്കിതം (ankitham) — That is marked, mark, scar, stain.
- പരുക്ക് (parukk) — Injury, bruise, wound, scar, callous spot, damage.
- വര (vara) — Line, mark, furrow, wrinkle, scar, script (sth.written).
parukk is a fresh injury or bruise rather than the mark it leaves, and none of the three is a dedicated word for a healed scar.
Common questions
How do you say scar in Malayalam?
അങ്കിതം (ankitham) comes closest, a mark or stain left behind.
Which word means a wound?
പരുക്ക് (parukk), an injury or bruise.