Tepid in Malayalam
ഇളംചുടായ (ilamchudaya) is lukewarm, built from the prefix for mild or young and the word for heat. Kerala uses it mostly of water, for a bath or for taking medicine.
Most common translation
Tepid, lukewarm.
ഇളംചുടായ വെള്ളം കുടിക്കാൻ നല്ലതാണ്.
ilamchudaya vellam kudikkaan nallathaanu.
Lukewarm water is good to drink.
Dictionary entry
- ഇളംചുടായ (ilamchudaya) — Tepid, lukewarm.
The word stays literal. English tepid in the sense of an unenthusiastic response is not one of its meanings.
Common questions
How do you say tepid in Malayalam?
ഇളംചുടായ (ilamchudaya).
Is it how you ask for warm water?
Yes. ഇളംചുടായ (ilamchudaya) specifies water that is warm but not hot, which is what Kerala homes drink.