Waist in Malayalam
ഇടുപ്പ് (idupp) is the waist and hip, the part of the body a belt goes round. Say i-dup-pu. It is the everyday word, the one in complaints about back and waist pain.
Most common translation
Hip, waist.
ജോലി കഴിഞ്ഞ് അമ്മയുടെ ഇടുപ്പ് വേദനിക്കുന്നു.
joli kazhinju ammayude idupp vedanikkunnu
After work mother hip hurts.
All Malayalam words for “waist”
- ഇടുപ്പ് (idupp) — Hip, waist.
- ഒക്കം (okkam) — The waist, hip, rise, height.
- മദ്ധ്യപ്രദേശം (maddhyapradesham) — Waist, middle part, back the state called 'Madhya Pradesh' in India.
- അര (ara) — Half, waist, the middle part.
- മദ്ധ്യം (maddhyam) — The middle, waist, abdomen, the inside, medium, principle in beating time.
- നടു (nadu) — Middle, centre, waist, back.
- അരമണി (aramani) — Jingling bells worn around the waist as an ornament.
- തട്ടം (thattam) — Platter or plate, veil (worn by Muslim women), long cloth tied round the waist, pond, lake.
- തുടര് (thudar) — Chain, waist chain.
- മുതുക് (muthuku) — Back, the rear part of the body from the shoulders to the waist.
അര (ara) is the middle of anything and means waist only with help from context, while മദ്ധ്യപ്രദേശം (maddhyapradesham) also happens to be the name of an Indian state.
Common questions
How do you say waist in Malayalam?
Waist is ഇടുപ്പ് (idupp).
How do you talk about waist size?
With ഇടുപ്പ് (idupp) and the word for measure; tailors in Kerala ask for the measurement using this noun.