Unusual in Malayalam
അസാധാരണം (asadharanam) is the usual choice for unusual, literally that which is not ordinary. It fits unusual heat, an unusual request and an unusual talent. The long vowel in the middle of the word is where the weight falls.
Most common translation
That which is uncommon or unusual.
ഇത്തവണ മഴ അസാധാരണം ആയിരുന്നു.
ithavana mazha asadharanam ayirunnu.
This time the rain was unusual.
All Malayalam words for “unusual”
- അസാധാരണം (asadharanam) — That which is uncommon or unusual.
- പതിവില്ലാത്ത (pathivillatha) — Unusual.
- വല്ലാത്ത (vallatha) — Unusual, strange, extraordinary.
- പ്രാപ്തി (prapathi) — Access, entering, unusual ability, competence, cleverness.
പതിവില്ലാത്ത (pathivillatha) is unusual in the sense of not customary, while വല്ലാത്ത (vallatha) is a spoken intensifier closer to terrible or extraordinary, carrying feeling rather than description.
Common questions
How do you say unusual in Malayalam?
Unusual is അസാധാരണം (asadharanam).
When do people use vallatha?
In speech, for something strikingly odd or overwhelming; it colours the sentence rather than simply classing a thing as rare.