Adverse in Malayalam

For adverse, Malayalam uses എതിര്‍ (ethir), a short word ending in the soft chillu r. The core idea is being against or facing something, and it most often attaches to another noun to build a phrase about opposition.

Most common translation

എതിര്‍ (ethir)

Opposite, adverse, confronting, facing.

ആ കട ഞങ്ങളുടെ വീടിന്റെ എതിര്‍വശത്താണ്.

aa kada njangalude veedinte ethirvashathaanu.

That shop is opposite our house.

All Malayalam words for “adverse”

എതിര്‍ (ethir) is the usable everyday element for adverse or opposing, whereas ദുഃഖകാലം (dugakaalam) is narrow and names a period of grief or mourning rather than adverse conditions in general.

Common questions

How is adverse expressed in Malayalam?

With എതിര്‍ (ethir), which means opposite or against and forms the first part of words about opposition.

Does എതിര്‍ stand alone in a sentence?

It usually combines with another word rather than sitting alone the way an English adjective does.