Extreme in Malayalam
Extreme, used of heat, pain or opposition, is കടുത്ത (kadutha), said ka-du-tha. It comes before the noun and is thoroughly everyday, as in extreme cold or severe loss. For extreme in the sense of intensity far beyond the ordinary, തീവ്രമായ (theevramaaya) is the stronger choice.
Severe, cruel, extreme, intense.
ഇന്ന് പുറത്ത് കടുത്ത ചൂടാണ്.
innu purathu kadutha choodaanu.
It is severely hot outside today.
All Malayalam words for “extreme”
- കടുത്ത (kadutha) — Severe, cruel, extreme, intense.
- തീവ്രമായ (theevramaaya) — Intense, very strong, severe in degree; extreme, very great or intense, far beyond the ordinary.
- അതിരസം (athirasam) — Extreme sweetness, salt.
- കാലപാശം (kalapasham) — The rope with which Yama (Death) ensnares his victims, extreme calamity, fatal danger.
- ഹരം (haram) — A donkey, denominator (arith.) extreme delight/intoxication, divisor.
കടുത്ത (kadutha) is the plain spoken word for severe or intense, തീവ്രമായ (theevramaaya) is more formal and emphatic, and അതിരസം (athirasam), കാലപാശം (kalapasham) and ഹരം (haram) are fixed compounds for extreme sweetness, extreme calamity and extreme delight.
Common questions
How do you say extreme in Malayalam?
Use കടുത്ത (kadutha) before the noun.
Which word is more emphatic?
തീവ്രമായ (theevramaaya), used of intense or acute degrees.