Rainlessness in Malayalam
Failure of the rains is അനാവൃഷ്ടി (anavrishti), the negative prefix on the word for rainfall, and it is the standard term for drought in official and journalistic Malayalam. The vr cluster opens the second half of the word. District reports on crop loss use it every summer.
Rainlessness, drought, failure of rains,.
ഈ വർഷം നാട്ടിൽ അനാവൃഷ്ടി ഉണ്ടായി.
ee varsham naattil anaavrushti undaayi.
There was a drought in our area this year.
Dictionary entry
- അനാവൃഷ്ടി (anavrishti) — Rainlessness, drought, failure of rains,.
English rainlessness is a rare, clinical word, while anavrishti is in ordinary news use for drought, so the Malayalam term is far more common than its English gloss.
Common questions
How do you say rainlessness in Malayalam?
അനാവൃഷ്ടി (anavrishti), which also serves as the word for drought.
Is it a formal word?
It is standard written Malayalam, used in government orders and news, and understood in speech.