Desert in Malayalam
The sandy desert is മരുഭൂമി (marubhoomi) in Malayalam, from maru, barren, and bhoomi, land. Pronounce it ma-ru-bhoo-mi. English desert also means to abandon, and Malayalam uses quite different words for that sense.
Most common translation
Desert, wilderness, wasteland, the wilds.
മരുഭൂമിയിൽ പകൽ വലിയ ചൂടാണ്.
marubhoomiyil pakal valiya choodaanu.
In the desert the daytime heat is great.
All Malayalam words for “desert”
- മരുഭൂമി (marubhoomi) — Desert, wilderness, wasteland, the wilds.
- കൈവെടിയുക (kaivediyuka) — Desert, forsake, abandon.
- കൈവിടുക (kaividuka) — Forsake, abandon, desert, throw away.
- തരിശുനിലം (tharishunilam) — Wasteland, fallow land, desert.
- നിര്ജ്ജലം (nirjjalam) — Sth.without water, waterless place, dry place or desert.
മരുഭൂമി (marubhoomi) and തരിശുനിലം (tharishunilam) describe barren ground and നിര്ജ്ജലം (nirjjalam) a waterless place, while കൈവെടിയുക (kaivediyuka) and കൈവിടുക (kaividuka) are verbs meaning to abandon or forsake.
Common questions
How do you say desert in Malayalam?
For the dry sandy region say മരുഭൂമി (marubhoomi).
What if you mean to desert someone?
Then use the verb കൈവിടുക (kaividuka) or കൈവെടിയുക (kaivediyuka), both meaning to abandon.