Speck in Malayalam
A speck is കരട് (karad), the grain of dust or grit that gets into your eye. It is a short, plain word with no literary pretension and a clipped final d. Kerala speech uses it for any tiny particle.
Most common translation
Speck, dust, small particle, mote.
കത്തിന്റെ കരട് ഞാൻ എഴുതി.
kathinte karadu njaan ezhuthi.
I wrote the draft of the letter.
Dictionary entry
- കരട് (karad) — Speck, dust, small particle, mote.
This is the only entry here, and it covers a speck of dust or a mote rather than a speck of colour or a spot on cloth, which would need a different word.
Common questions
How do you say speck in Malayalam?
കരട് (karad), a speck, mote or small particle of dust.
Would you use it for a speck on a shirt?
Not naturally. കരട് (karad) suggests loose dust or grit, so a mark on cloth takes a word for stain instead.