Agony in Malayalam
The single word here, ആധി (aadhi), is mental agony: gnawing worry, dread, anxiety that will not let go. Malayalam applies it to the mind, and physical agony needs a word about pain that this entry does not give.
Most common translation
Agony, anxiety, worry.
മഴ വൻന്നില്ലാത്തതിൽ കർഷകനു ആധി ആയി.
mazha vannillaathathil karshakanu aadhi aayi
The farmer grew anxious as the rain did not come.
Dictionary entry
- ആധി (aadhi) — Agony, anxiety, worry.
ആധി (aadhi) is short and very common in speech, often paired with other words for worry, and it belongs to the language of anxious families waiting for news.
Common questions
How do you say agony in Malayalam?
ആധി (aadhi) is the word, meaning mental anguish or deep anxiety.
Can aadhi describe physical pain?
No. It is strictly about the mind, so for bodily agony Malayalam uses a word for severe pain instead.