പൊട്ടൻ

Malayalam

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poʈʈɐn/
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Noun

പൊട്ടൻ • (poṭṭaṉ)

  1. (slang) a stupid person
    Synonyms: മണ്ടൻ (maṇṭaṉ), മൊണ്ണൻ (moṇṇaṉ), മോഴൻ (mōḻaṉ), പോഴൻ (pōḻaṉ), ഭോഷൻ (bhōṣaṉ), ഏഭ്യൻ (ēbhyaṉ), ഡാവ് (ḍāvŭ), ഗെഡി (geḍi), ക്ണാപ്പൻ (kṇāppaṉ)
  2. deaf, someone with hearing impairment

Adjective

പൊട്ടൻ • (poṭṭaṉ)

  1. stupid
  2. bad, useless
  3. unable, disfunctional. കണ്ണുപൊട്ടൻ (kaṇṇupoṭṭaṉ, “having a blind eye”)
  4. (taxonomy) spotted, species having spots
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