Wart in Malayalam
A wart is an അരിമ്പാറ (arimbara). The word is as ordinary in Malayalam as wart is in English, and it is what someone tells a doctor while pointing at a small rough growth on the skin.
Most common translation
Wart, mole, wen.
അവന്റെ കൈയിൽ ഒരു അരിമ്പാറ ഉണ്ട്.
avante kaiyil oru arimbara undu.
He has a wart on his hand.
All Malayalam words for “wart”
- അരിമ്പാറ (arimbara) — Wart, mole, wen.
- പാലുണ്ണി (palunni) — Wart. small excrescence on the skin, caruncle.
അരിമ്പാറ (arimbara) is the general wart, while പാലുണ്ണി (palunni) names the small soft growths that hang from the neck or eyelids, what English often calls a skin tag.
Common questions
How do you say wart in Malayalam?
അരിമ്പാറ (arimbara) is the everyday word for a wart.
Which word suits a tiny growth on the eyelid?
പാലുണ്ണി (palunni) fits better, since it refers to small soft excrescences rather than a hard wart.