Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

പ്രകൃതിവിഭവം

/prakriti vibhavam/Roman

English meaning: Natural Resources

Definition

Materials or substances found in nature that can be exploited by people. Kerala is rich in biodiversity, including the Western Ghats, coastal ecosystems, and backwaters, along with minerals like kaolin, silica, and titanium ore.

Example

കേരളം പ്രകൃതിവിഭവങ്ങളാൽ സമ്പന്നമായ ഒരു ദേശമാണ്.

In English: Kerala is a land rich with natural resources.

Literary Heritage

ഈ ഭൂമി എത്ര സുന്ദരം! ഈ ജലം എത്ര നിർമ്മലം! ഈ ആകാശം എത്ര ശോഭനം!

/ī bhūmi etra sundaraṃ! ī jalaṃ etra nirmmalaṃ! ī ākāśaṃ etra śōbhanaṃ!/

How beautiful this earth! How pure this water! How glorious this sky!

G. Sankara Kurup · Mahakavi, First Jnanpith Award Winner · 1901–1978 CE

Odakkuzhal

Odakkuzhal — Sankara Kurup's ode to the natural world (First Jnanpith, 1965)

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മലയാളം
Malayalam
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Malayalam
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Dravidian
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