Sore in Malayalam
A sore is വ്രണം (vranam), the word for a wound, an ulcer or an open sore on the skin. It is the term in Ayurvedic texts and in hospital Malayalam alike. Two syllables, with the opening consonant cluster of a Sanskrit loan.
Most common translation
Wound, ulcer, sore.
കാലിലെ വ്രണം ഡോക്ടർ കെട്ടി.
kaalile vranam doktar ketti.
The doctor bandaged the wound on the leg.
All Malayalam words for “sore”
- വ്രണം (vranam) — Wound, ulcer, sore.
- ക്ഷതം (kshatham) — Wound, injury, sore, deficiency, ruin, danger.
- കണ്ണുനോവ് (kannunovu) — Sore eye, ophthalmia, conjunctivitis.
- താങ്ങുക (thanguka) — Carry, bear, support, knock against a wound or sore and cause pain.
ക്ഷതം (kshatham) is a wound or injury in the broader sense, including damage and ruin, and താങ്ങുക (thanguka) is the verb for knocking against a sore and hurting it.
Common questions
How do you say sore in Malayalam?
വ്രണം (vranam), a sore, ulcer or open wound.
What about sore in the sense of aching?
That is not this word. For a sore muscle Malayalam uses the noun for pain with the body part.