Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate
ഭൂകമ്പം
/bhoomicamp/Roman
English meaning: Earthquake
Definition
A sudden violent shaking of the ground caused by movements within the earth's crust. Kerala is not highly earthquake-prone but is vulnerable to landslides and floods, especially in the Western Ghats district after heavy monsoon rains.
Example
“പ്രകൃതി ദുരന്തങ്ങൾ നിർമ്മിക്കുന്ന ചുണ്ടൻ്റ ദേശ ദൗർബല്യങ്ങൾ.”
In English: “Natural disasters create strategic vulnerabilities for the country.”
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!”
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- മലയാളം
- Malayalam
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- Malayalam
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- Dravidian
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