Scurf in Malayalam
Neither entry is a general word for scurf. കരപ്പന് (karappan) names a particular scaly skin complaint that affects children, close to what English calls erysipelas, and Kerala households use it for that condition alone.
Most common translation
Scurf affecting children, erysipelas.
കുഞ്ഞിന് കരപ്പൻ വന്നപ്പോൾ വൈദ്യരെ കണ്ടു.
kunjinu karappan vannappol vaidyare kandu.
When the baby got scurf, they saw the physician.
All Malayalam words for “scurf”
- കരപ്പന് (karappan) — Scurf affecting children, erysipelas.
- പൊരിയന് (poriyan) — One having a dry scurf, what is parched or dried.
poriyan describes a person with dry, flaking skin, or anything parched and dried; for flakes on the scalp Malayalam has a separate word that is not among these entries.
Common questions
How do you say scurf in Malayalam?
There is no direct equivalent here. കരപ്പന് (karappan) is used for a scaly skin complaint in children.
Can karappan mean dandruff?
No. It is a skin disease, not flaking of the scalp.