കാഷ്ഠം
kaashtham
The English word "poop" is translated to Malayalam as കാഷ്ഠം (kaashtham).
കാഷ്ഠം is a noun used to refer to feces.
Meaning: feces (noun)
Which one should you use?
The term മലം is also used specifically in formal contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
kaashtham
Did you know?
- The word കാഷ്ഠം is a loanword from Sanskrit, where it originally meant 'wood' or 'stick'.
- The formal term മലം is the same word used in Ayurvedic medicine to describe one of the three 'waste' products the body must eliminate to remain healthy.
- Malayalam possesses many euphemisms for this topic that avoid the literal terms, much like how English speakers might use 'number two' or 'bathroom' to be polite.
Example conversation
Lakshmi and Arjun are observing animals in a park.
- ലക്ഷ്മി Lakshmiഅർജുൻ, നോക്കൂ! അവിടെ കാഷ്ഠം കിടക്കുന്നു.Arjun, nokkoo! avide kashtham kidakkunnu.Arjun, look! There is poop there.
- അർജുൻ Arjunഅത് ഏത് മൃഗത്തിന്റെ കാഷ്ഠമാണ്?athu ethu mrigathinte kashthamanu?Which animal's poop is that?
- ലക്ഷ്മി Lakshmiഅത് ഒരു ആടിന്റെ കാഷ്ഠമാണ്.athu oru aadinte kashthamanu.That is a goat's poop.
- അർജുൻ Arjunശരി, നമുക്ക് വേഗത്തിൽ ഇവിടെ നിന്ന് പോകാം.sari, namukku vegathil ivide ninnu pokam.Okay, let's leave here quickly.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries കാഷ്ഠം, CC BY-SA 4.0.
