Widespread in Malayalam

Widespread is വ്യാപക (vyaapaka), an adjective meaning spreading and pervading, used of widespread damage, widespread protest or a widespread belief. Say vyaapaka with a long aa in the second syllable. It is a word of news reports and official statements.

Most common translation

വ്യാപക (vyaapaka)

Spreading, pervading, widespread.

ഇന്ന് നാട്ടിൽ വ്യാപക മഴ ഉണ്ടായി.

innu naattil vyaapaka mazha undaayi

There was widespread rain in the area today.

All Malayalam words for “widespread”

അങ്ങാടിപ്പാട്ട് (angadippattu) is quite different: it means street gossip and public scandal, the talk of the town, and reaches widespread only through the idea of a rumour spreading.

Common questions

How do you say widespread in Malayalam?

Widespread is വ്യാപക (vyaapaka).

What does angadippattu actually mean?

Bazaar talk, public gossip or scandal, the kind of rumour that becomes the talk of the town.