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മയിർ

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Malayalam

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Etymology

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Derived from Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmaśru). Cognates with Tamil மயிர் (mayir), மசிர் (macir).

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Noun

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മയിർ (mayiṟ)

  1. (vulgar) Pubic hair, pube, hair.
    Coordinate terms: മുടി (muṭi), പുരികം (purikaṁ), മീശ (mīśa), താടി (tāṭi), കൃതാവ് (kr̥tāvŭ), രോമം (rōmaṁ), മൈര് (mairŭ), പൂട (pūṭa)
  2. (vulgar, abuse) A pube, (as a form of abuse, it is one of the most commonly used slur words in Malayalam).