Severe in Malayalam
കടുത്ത (kadutha) is severe, said of pain, heat, punishment and criticism alike, and it is the everyday word. തീവ്രമായ (theevramaaya) is the more formal choice for severe in degree, intense, and news writing prefers it.
Most common translation
Severe, cruel, extreme, intense.
ഇന്ന് പുറത്ത് കടുത്ത ചൂടാണ്.
innu purathu kadutha choodaanu.
It is severely hot outside today.
All Malayalam words for “severe”
- കടുത്ത (kadutha) — Severe, cruel, extreme, intense.
- രൂക്ഷ (rooksha) — Severe, harsh, pungent, hard.
- അതീഷ്ണ (atheeshna) — Not hard or severe.
- അത്യുഷ്ണം (athyushnam) — High temperature, severe heat.
- കടുപ്പിക്കുക (kaduppikkuka) — Harden, make severe.
- ഗൗരവമുള്ള (gauravamulla) — Serious, grave, needing careful attention; also said of an illness that is severe.
- തീവ്രമായ (theevramaaya) — Intense, very strong, severe in degree; extreme, very great or intense, far beyond the ordinary.
- തീവ്രശ്രമം (theevrashramam) — Severe or intense effort, endeavour.
rooksha is harsh and pungent in manner, athyushnam is severe heat, gauravamulla is severe said of an illness, and atheeshna means the opposite, not hard or severe, so read that one carefully.
Common questions
How do you say severe in Malayalam?
കടുത്ത (kadutha) in speech; തീവ്രമായ (theevramaaya) in formal writing.
Which entry means not severe?
അതീഷ്ണ (atheeshna), the negative form.