मलत्याग (malatyaag)

noun A compound noun literally 'waste-abandonment', used as the formal/clinical term for defecation. Learners will hear everyday alternatives far more often in casual speech.
Sense 1 : defecation, the act of passing stool
noun, masculine
Synonyms: शौच (shauch, formal/medical), टट्टी (tattii, colloquial), पॉटी (potii, colloquial, used with children)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: This is the kind of word you find on a doctor's form or a hospital instruction sheet, not something said at the dinner table. Hindi has a whole polite/clinical vocabulary for bodily functions -- मलत्याग (malatyaag) and शौच (shauch) belong to that register, while daily life runs on gentler, child-friendly words like टट्टी (tattii) or discreet phrases like बाथरूम जाना (baathroom jaanaa, 'to go to the bathroom').
Common Mistakes: 1) This word is medical/clinical register -- in ordinary family conversation, especially with kids or informally, people say टट्टी (tattii) or use the verb फ्रेश होना (phresh honaa, 'to freshen up') as a polite euphemism, not मलत्याग (malatyaag). 2) It is typically paired with the verb करना (karnaa), as in मलत्याग करना (malatyaag karnaa, 'to defecate'), not with होना (honaa).
Sample Sentences:
मरीज़ को मलत्याग करने में कठिनाई हो रही है। The patient is having difficulty defecating.
(mariiz ko malatyaag karne men kathinaaii ho rahii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
नियमित मलत्याग स्वस्थ पाचन तंत्र का संकेत है। Regular defecation is a sign of a healthy digestive system.
(niymit malatyaag svasth paachan tantr kaa sanket hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
डॉक्टर ने पूछा कि क्या मरीज़ को मलत्याग के दौरान दर्द होता है। The doctor asked whether the patient feels pain during defecation.
(doktar ne poochhaa ki kyaa mariiz ko malatyaag ke dauraan dard hotaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
सर्जरी के बाद रोगी का मलत्याग सामान्य नहीं हो पाया था। After the surgery, the patient's defecation had not returned to normal.
(sarjrii ke baad rogii kaa malatyaag saamaany nahiin ho paayaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
फॉर्म में लिखा है: 'क्या पिछले चौबीस घंटों में मलत्याग हुआ है?' The form states: 'Has defecation occurred in the last twenty-four hours?'
(phorm men likhaa hai: 'kyaa pichhle chaubiis ghanton men malatyaag huaa hai?')
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
यदि मलत्याग में खून दिखाई दे, तो तुरंत डॉक्टर से संपर्क करें। If blood appears during defecation, contact a doctor immediately.
(yadi malatyaag men khoon dikhaaii de, to turant doktar se sampark karen।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
अस्पताल में नर्सें मरीज़ों को मलत्याग में मदद करती हैं। In the hospital, nurses help patients with defecation.
(asptaal men narsen mariizon ko malatyaag men madad kartii hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बच्चे के जन्म के बाद उसका पहला मलत्याग चौबीस घंटे के भीतर होना चाहिए। After a baby's birth, its first defecation should occur within twenty-four hours.
(bachche ke janm ke baad uskaa pahlaa malatyaag chaubiis ghante ke bhiitar honaa chaahie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उस दवा के कारण मलत्याग में अनियमितता आ गई थी। Because of that medicine, an irregularity had crept into his defecation.
(us davaa ke kaaran malatyaag men aniymittaa aa gaii thii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): मलत्याग (malatyaag)
(sg.m.oblique): मलत्याग (malatyaag)
(pl.m.direct): मलत्याग (malatyaag)
(pl.m.oblique): मलत्यागों (malatyaagon)