Sickness in Malayalam
Both options belong to written Malayalam. ആതങ്കം (aathankam) carries sickness along with ailment, misery and grief, and turns up in prose rather than at the clinic. In conversation people name the particular illness instead.
Most common translation
Sickness, ailment, misery, grief.
മുത്തശ്ശിയുടെ ആതങ്കം ഞങ്ങളെ വിഷമിപ്പിച്ചു.
muthashiyude aathankam njangale vishamippichu.
Grandmother's illness distressed us.
All Malayalam words for “sickness”
- ആതങ്കം (aathankam) — Sickness, ailment, misery, grief.
- ആമയം (aamayam) — Illness, grief, sickness.
ആതങ്കം (aathankam) mixes sickness with distress and grief, while ആമയം (aamayam) is closer to plain illness, though it too is formal.
Common questions
How do you say sickness in Malayalam?
ആതങ്കം (aathankam) or ആമയം (aamayam), both of which belong to formal writing.
Would a doctor use these words?
Rarely, since everyday speech names the particular illness rather than reaching for a literary noun.