Helplessness in Malayalam
Helplessness is നിസ്സഹായത (nissahaayatha) in Malayalam, the noun for being unable to help oneself. Writing about poverty, illness and old age reaches for it. It is formal in tone.
Most common translation
Helplessness.
അവന്റെ കണ്ണിൽ നിസ്സഹായത കണ്ടു.
avante kannil nissahaayatha kandu.
I saw helplessness in his eyes.
Dictionary entry
- നിസ്സഹായത (nissahaayatha) — Helplessness.
One option alone is given, and it names the condition rather than describing a helpless person.
Common questions
How do you say helplessness in Malayalam?
നിസ്സഹായത (nissahaayatha), the state of being helpless.
Is it common in speech?
It appears more in writing and formal speech than in casual talk.