Spot in Malayalam
No entry here covers spot in the ordinary senses of a small mark or a particular place. The nearest useful one is മര്മ്മം (marmmam), a vital spot on the body and, figuratively, the key point or weak point of anything. Malayalam has a simple word for a dot or spot on cloth, and it is not on this list.
Vital spot or organ of the body; (idm.) main point or part of anything, key point, main secret, vulnerable spot or point, the quintessential.
കാര്യത്തിന്റെ മര്മ്മം അവന് പെട്ടെന്ന് മനസ്സിലാക്കി
kaaryathinte marmmam avan pettennu manassilaakki
He quickly grasped the crux of the matter.
All Malayalam words for “spot”
- മര്മ്മം (marmmam) — Vital spot or organ of the body; (idm.) main point or part of anything, key point, main secret, vulnerable spot or point, the quintessential.
- ചുഴി (chuzhi) — Whirlpool, round hairy spot, pivot, circle.
- തഴമ്പ് (thazhamb) — Callus spot, hardened skin.
- പരുക്ക് (parukk) — Injury, bruise, wound, scar, callous spot, damage.
- മര്മ്മസ്ഥാനം (marmmasthaanam) — Vulnerable spot or joint in the body.
- സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്ന (sthithi cheyyunna) — Located, situated, placed at a particular spot; standing in a given place.
മര്മ്മസ്ഥാനം (marmmasthaanam) is a vulnerable spot or joint, തഴമ്പ് (thazhamb) a callus and പരുക്ക് (parukk) a bruise or scar, so each is a particular kind of mark. ചുഴി (chuzhi) is a whirlpool or a cowlick and സ്ഥിതി ചെയ്യുന്ന (sthithi cheyyunna) means located.
Common questions
How do you say spot in Malayalam?
These entries do not give the general word; മര്മ്മം (marmmam) is a vital or vulnerable spot, and a mark on a surface takes a different word.
What does marmmam mean figuratively?
മര്മ്മം (marmmam) is used for the crux of a matter, the main secret or the weak point someone can be struck at.