Calamity in Malayalam
ദുരന്തം (durantham) is the word Malayalam headlines use for a calamity or disaster, and literature uses it for tragedy. Its parts mean bad end, which explains the weight it carries.
Tragedy, calamity, tragic end, disaster.
ആ അപകടം വലിയ ദുരന്തമായിരുന്നു.
aa apakadam valiya duranthamaayirunnu.
That accident was a great tragedy.
All Malayalam words for “calamity”
- ദുരന്തം (durantham) — Tragedy, calamity, tragic end, disaster.
- അപായം (apayam) — Danger, calamity, loss.
- ദുര്യോഗം (duryogam) — Misfortune, calamity, association with bad people, bad company.
- ദുര്ഘടം (durghadam) — Danger, calamity, sth. complicated.
- വിപദം (vipadam) — Danger, calamity.
- ദൈവദോഷം (daivadosham) — Misfortune caused by divine influence, misfortune, adversity, calamity, wrath of God.
- വിപര്യയം (viparyayam) — Reverse, rebuff, contrariety, hazard, change, calamity, setback.
- അത്യാഹിതം (athyaahitham) — Great calamity, disaster, accident, daring deed.
- അപ്രതീക്ഷിത ദുരന്തം (apratheekshitha dur) — Unexpected calamity or disaster,.
- കാലപാശം (kalapasham) — The rope with which Yama (Death) ensnares his victims, extreme calamity, fatal danger.
ദുരന്തം is the standard calamity, അത്യാഹിതം (athyaahitham) is used of accidents and emergencies, അപായം (apayam) is danger or mishap, and ദുര്ഘടം (durghadam) a dangerous or difficult fix. ദുര്യോഗം (duryogam) and ദൈവദോഷം (daivadosham) frame misfortune as bad luck or divine displeasure, കാലപാശം (kalapasham) is a mythic image of fatal danger, and അപ്രതീക്ഷിത ദുരന്തം (apratheekshitha dur) spells out an unexpected disaster.
Common questions
What is calamity in Malayalam?
ദുരന്തം (durantham) is the usual word for a calamity, disaster or tragedy.
Which word would a news report use for an accident?
അത്യാഹിതം (athyaahitham), which covers accidents and sudden emergencies.