Harshness in Malayalam
Harshness is പരുഷത (parushatha) in Malayalam, covering roughness of surface and roughness of speech alike. It is the noun formed from the idea of being rough or crude. A harsh wasting away of the body is instead കര്ശനം (karshanam).
Most common translation
Roughness, harshness, hardness, crudeness.
അവന്റെ വാക്കിലെ പരുഷത എന്നെ വേദനിപ്പിച്ചു.
avante vaakkile parushatha enne vedanippichu.
The harshness in his words hurt me.
All Malayalam words for “harshness”
- പരുഷത (parushatha) — Roughness, harshness, hardness, crudeness.
- കര്ശനം (karshanam) — Emaciation, harshness.
parushatha is harshness and roughness, whereas karshanam mixes harshness with emaciation.
Common questions
How do you say harshness in Malayalam?
പരുഷത (parushatha) for harshness or roughness.
Which option is narrower?
കര്ശനം (karshanam), since it chiefly means emaciation.