Arduous in Malayalam

The word offered for arduous is അതിതീവ്ര (athitheevra), built from athi, very, and theevra, intense. It describes something extreme such as severe pain, fierce heat or an intense effort, and only loosely touches the English sense of hard labour.

Most common translation

അതിതീവ്ര (athitheevra)

Very arduous, very hard, very bitter, very intense.

അതിതീവ്ര മഴയ്ക്ക് സാധ്യതയുണ്ടെന്ന് അറിയിപ്പ് വന്നു.

athitheevra mazhaykku saadhyathayundennu ariyippu vannu.

A notice came that there is a chance of very heavy rain.

Dictionary entry

With just one option listed, note that അതിതീവ്ര (athitheevra) is about intensity rather than toil, so it does not cleanly translate an arduous climb or an arduous task.

Common questions

How do you say arduous in Malayalam?

The listed word is അതിതീവ്ര (athitheevra), which really means very intense or very severe rather than laborious.

Where does athitheevra fit naturally?

In medical and news writing: very severe pain, an extremely intense reaction, a highly acute condition.