Drought in Malayalam
Drought is അനാവൃഷ്ടി (anavrishti), built from the negative prefix and the word for rainfall, so it says failure of rain outright. It is the term used in official notices and news about crop loss. Say a-naa-vrish-ti.
Most common translation
Rainlessness, drought, failure of rains,.
ഈ വർഷം നാട്ടിൽ അനാവൃഷ്ടി ഉണ്ടായി.
ee varsham naattil anaavrushti undaayi.
There was a drought in our area this year.
All Malayalam words for “drought”
- അനാവൃഷ്ടി (anavrishti) — Rainlessness, drought, failure of rains,.
- ഉണക്കം (unkkam) — Drought, dryness, emaciation, hot summer, withering, fading.
അനാവൃഷ്ടി is drought as the failure of the rains, whereas ഉണക്കം (unkkam) is dryness and withering heat more generally.
Common questions
How do you say drought in Malayalam?
അനാവൃഷ്ടി (anavrishti) is the word for drought.
Which word describes general dryness?
ഉണക്കം (unkkam), covering dryness, withering and hot summer.