Toilet in Malayalam
കക്കൂസ് (kakkoosu) is the toilet, a word that came into Malayalam from Portuguese and settled in completely. It names the room and the fixture, plainly and without fuss, which is why both signboards and schoolchildren use it. The long vowel falls in the second syllable.
Toilet. A lavatory; a room with a closet for relieving oneself.
കക്കൂസ് വൃത്തിയായി സൂക്ഷിക്കണം.
kakkoosu vrithiyaayi sookshikkanam.
The toilet must be kept clean.
All Malayalam words for “toilet”
- കക്കൂസ് (kakkoosu) — Toilet. A lavatory; a room with a closet for relieving oneself.
- പുറത്തുപോകുക (purathupokuka) — Go out, go to the toilet or lavatory.
പുറത്തുപോകുക (purathupokuka) literally means to go out and is the polite way of saying that someone has gone to the toilet.
Common questions
How do you say toilet in Malayalam?
കക്കൂസ് (kakkoosu) is the plain word, though English words like bathroom are also common in speech.
Is the word rude?
It is blunt rather than rude; in polite company people use the phrase for going out, പുറത്തുപോകുക (purathupokuka).