Ferocity in Malayalam

Ferocity is listed as ഘോരം (ghoram), a word whose core sense is dreadfulness and fierceness. It is literary in tone and turns up in descriptions of battle and of fearsome things. The aspirated gh at the start needs a breathy push.

Most common translation

ഘോരം (ghoram)

Ferocity, poison, a 'mantra' for seducing others.

രാത്രിയിൽ ഘോരം ആയ കാറ്റ് വീശി.

raathriyil ghoram aaya kaattu veeshi.

At night a fierce wind blew.

All Malayalam words for “ferocity”

രൗദ്രം (roudram) belongs to classical aesthetics, the furious sentiment, and names the climax of rage rather than ferocity in general.

Common questions

How do you say ferocity in Malayalam?

Say ഘോരം (ghoram).

What is roudram then?

രൗദ്രം (roudram) is the fierce or furious mood among the classical aesthetic sentiments.