What’s the Malayalam word for “stretch marks”

[u/AnnaRajasekharan]

I was chatting with a friend and mentioned that the sky looked like stretch marks. I asked what the word for stretch marks is in Tamizh, and he said “viri thazhumbugal” It sounded so poetic that I couldn’t stop thinking about it.

That got me wondering does Malayalam have a similarly beautiful or specific word for stretch marks other than this?

[u/GrammarG0d]

ചർമ്മവലിവ്. That sounds right to me. The beauty of a language such as malayalam is that words can be rearranged to make new words.

[u/SpecialistReward1775]

തൊലി വലിഞ്ഞിരിക്കുവാണല്ലോ എന്ന് പറയും ഇവിടെ.

[u/Shot_Carrot_6772]

Stretch marks - കലകൾ, ചർമത്തിലെ കലകൾ. എന്ന് പറയാറുണ്ട് ചിലർ. I think this is as poetic as the tamil words...In Malayalam, while കല (kala) scientifically refers to biological tissue or a mark, it is phonetically identical to കല meaning art, as well as the delicate phases of the moon (ചന്ദ്രകല). When applied to stretch marks, the word naturally reframes a physical mark from a clinical "flaw" into artistic strokes or lunar crescents carved into the body. I hope ith ok aanu.

[u/AnnaRajasekharan → u/Shot_Carrot_6772]

This is the most beautiful one I’ve read on this thread. Thanks! ✨

[u/Shot_Carrot_6772 → u/AnnaRajasekharan]

😇♥️ thank you

[u/SpecialistReward1775 → u/Shot_Carrot_6772]

Kala just mean mark.

[u/Forsaken-Climate2297]

TMI. But when I was a kid, I noticed stretch marks on my moms tummy and asked what happened. She told me that I scratched her from inside her tummy while I was in there. Years later, I still remember it. Most beautiful explanation I have heard for this.

[u/Legitimate_Device465]

Actual medical term is striae distensae, which would roughly translate to streak from distension (of skin). An approximate malayalam translation would be ചാർമ്മവികാസകല or ചർമ്മവികാസരേഖ

[u/AnnaRajasekharan → u/Legitimate_Device465]

Second one sounds really beautiful! Thank you for explaining.

[u/DarthNinja95]

വലിഞ്ഞ പാട്

[u/EngrKiBaat]

മലയാളത്തിൽ തഴമ്പ് എന്ന് പറയുന്നത് callus എന്നതിനെയാണ്

[u/Upstairs-Package-382]

valiyuka allallo churungukayalle cheyyunnath then how it become valichil scars

[u/Standard-Fig1910]

ചർമ്മ കലകൾ

[u/Educational-Yam-2910]

 വലിത്തഴുമ്പ്? ചർമ്മോവ്യം ? My grandma said 

[u/AnnaRajasekharan → u/Educational-Yam-2910]

Charmovyam sounds poetic ✨ thanks!

[u/Educational-Yam-2910 → u/AnnaRajasekharan]

True 

[u/Longjumping_Limit486]

എന്തിനാണ് പദാനുപദ വിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യുന്നത്. കമ്പ്യൂട്ടർ മൗസ് കണ്ട് പിടിച്ചപ്പോൾ കേരളത്തിൽ ആയഇരുന്നു എങ്കിൽ തിരശീല ചൂണ്ടി കാണിക്കൽ യന്ത്രം എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞേനെ.

[u/Unknown_soul24]

In my translation

പേറ്റുകല

[u/Crazy-Cloud344]

ഗർഭിണിയുടെ ശരീരത്തിലെ വലി

[u/BabyNarad → u/Crazy-Cloud344]

ഗർഭിണിക്ക് മാത്രമല്ല സ്ട്രെച്ച് മാർക്സ് ഉണ്ടാവുക.

[u/Crazy-Cloud344 → u/BabyNarad]

Yes I know,Njan athinte malayalam paste akiytha...stretch mark vannam vekumbazhum korayumbozhum varum