Stammerer in Malayalam
A stammerer is വിക്കന് (vikkan), formed from the noun for stammering with the ending that names a person by a trait. It is the plain descriptive word, though like its English counterpart it can be used unkindly. Two syllables, with the double k sounded.
Most common translation
Stammerer, stutterer.
ആ വിക്കന് ധൈര്യമായി പ്രസംഗിച്ചു.
aa vikkan dhairyamaayi prasamgichu.
That stammerer spoke bravely.
Dictionary entry
- വിക്കന് (vikkan) — Stammerer, stutterer.
This is the only entry, and the related noun for the condition itself comes from the same short stem, so the pair is easy to learn together.
Common questions
How do you say stammerer in Malayalam?
വിക്കന് (vikkan), a person who stammers.
Is the word neutral?
In form yes, but like many such labels വിക്കന് (vikkan) can sting, so people usually describe the difficulty rather than name the person.