Unprecedented in Malayalam
അപൂര്വ്വം (apoorvam) names that which has not happened before, built on the word for former with the negative prefix. Headlines use it for an unprecedented rain or an unprecedented crowd. The long vowel in the middle is held and carries the word.
Most common translation
That which is unprecedented, rare.
ഇത്തരം പക്ഷികൾ ഇവിടെ അപൂര്വ്വം ആണ്.
ittharam pakshikal ivide apoorvam aanu.
Birds like these are rare here.
Dictionary entry
- അപൂര്വ്വം (apoorvam) — That which is unprecedented, rare.
The same word also simply means rare, so it is weaker than the English unprecedented and often needs an intensifier to match it.
Common questions
How do you say unprecedented in Malayalam?
Unprecedented is അപൂര്വ്വം (apoorvam).
Does apoorvam mean rare?
Yes, and that is its commoner sense; a rare bird or a rare occasion takes the same word.