Rare in Malayalam
Rare is most often അപൂര്വ്വം (apoorvam), used of anything seldom seen or unprecedented. Rare illnesses, rare books and rare occasions all take it. The oo in the middle is long.
Most common translation
That which is unprecedented, rare.
ഇത്തരം പക്ഷികൾ ഇവിടെ അപൂര്വ്വം ആണ്.
ittharam pakshikal ivide apoorvam aanu.
Birds like these are rare here.
All Malayalam words for “rare”
- അപൂര്വ്വം (apoorvam) — That which is unprecedented, rare.
- അസുലഭ (asulabha) — Rare, not easily available.
- വിരള (virala) — Rare, scarce, intermittent.
- അപൂര്വ്വ കല (apoorva kala) — Rare art, obscure art.
അപൂര്വ്വം (apoorvam) is rare in the sense of seldom occurring, വിരള (virala) is scarce and intermittent, അസുലഭ (asulabha) is hard to come by, and അപൂര്വ്വ കല (apoorva kala) names a rare or obscure art.
Common questions
How do you say rare in Malayalam?
അപൂര്വ്വം (apoorvam) is the usual word for rare.
Which word suits something hard to obtain?
അസുലഭ (asulabha), which says plainly that a thing is not easily available.