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famine meaning in Telugu

కాటకము kāṭakamu

/ˈfæm.ɪn/US/ˈfæm.ən/

famine in Telugu: కాటకము (kāṭakamu), కరువు (karuvu), క్షామము (kṣāmamu), కరవు (karavu). In English, famine means extreme shortage of food in a region.

Telugu words for famine

famine, scarcity
కాటకము kāṭakamu, కరువు karuvu
a famine, scarcity of provisions
క్షామము kṣāmamu
famine
కరవు karavu, గొట్టిక goṭṭika, నిట్టు niṭṭu, నెవ్వ nevva

English meaning of famine

  1. noun Extreme shortage of food in a region.
  2. noun A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.
  3. noun Starvation or malnutrition.
  4. noun Severe shortage or lack of something.

Full definition of famine

famine in a sentence

  • the Lancashire Cotton Famine

Synonyms of famine

famine in other languages

Questions about famine in Telugu

What is the meaning of famine in Telugu?
Famine in Telugu is కాటకము (kāṭakamu), కరువు (karuvu), క్షామము (kṣāmamu), కరవు (karavu).
famine అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Famine: కాటకము (kāṭakamu), కరువు (karuvu), క్షామము (kṣāmamu), కరవు (karavu).
What does famine mean in English?
Famine means extreme shortage of food in a region.

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Telugu words from Wiktionary's Telugu entries whose English meaning is “famine”: కరవు, కరువు, కాటకము, క్షామము. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: famine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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