Smearing in Malayalam
The noun for smearing is ലേപനം (lepanam), used for plastering a wall, applying an ointment and, in chemistry, for an emulsion. It belongs to formal and technical Malayalam. Three syllables, with a long second vowel.
Most common translation
Smearing, plastering, emulsion, ointment.
ഡോക്ടർ നല്ല ലേപനം എഴുതി തന്നു.
doctor nalla lepanam ezhuthi thannu.
The doctor prescribed a good ointment.
All Malayalam words for “smearing”
- ലേപനം (lepanam) — Smearing, plastering, emulsion, ointment.
- ഉപലേപനം (upalepanam) — Smearing, ointment.
- ആലേപനം (aalepanam) — Anointing the body, smearing with ointment or cosmetics.
- ലിപി (lipi) — Script, character, handwriting smearing.
ഉപലേപനം (upalepanam) and ആലേപനം (aalepanam) are narrower: the first leans towards an ointment, the second towards anointing the body with oils or cosmetics.
Common questions
How do you say smearing in Malayalam?
ലേപനം (lepanam), the act of smearing or plastering something on.
Which word fits applying medicine to the skin?
ഉപലേപനം (upalepanam) or ലേപനം (lepanam); Ayurvedic texts use both for an external application.