Scarcity in Malayalam
Scarcity is ദൗര്ല്ലഭ്യം (dourllabhyam), a formal noun for the state of being hard to come by, used in writing about water, medicines and jobs. It is built on the idea of something difficult to obtain.
Most common translation
Paucity, scarcity, dearth.
നാട്ടിൽ വെള്ളത്തിന് ദൗര്ല്ലഭ്യം ഉണ്ട്.
naattil vellaththinu dourllabhyam undu.
There is a scarcity of water in the village.
All Malayalam words for “scarcity”
- ദൗര്ല്ലഭ്യം (dourllabhyam) — Paucity, scarcity, dearth.
- ദാരിദ്ര്യം (daaridryam) — Poverty, penury, scarcity, lack of means of livelihood.
- പ്രിയം (priyam) — Liking, that which is dear or beloved, high price, great demand, scarcity.
daaridryam is poverty, the lack of means to live, and priyam reaches scarcity only through the idea of high demand pushing prices up.
Common questions
How do you say scarcity in Malayalam?
ദൗര്ല്ലഭ്യം (dourllabhyam).
Which word fits scarcity of water?
ദൗര്ല്ലഭ്യം (dourllabhyam), placed after the word for water.