ஆரம்
Tamil edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Possibly cognate with Kannada ಅರ (ara, “charity, alms, morality”).
Noun edit
ஆரம் • (āram)
Etymology 2 edit
From ஆர் (ār, “to become full, spread over, be satisfied, abide”).
Noun edit
ஆரம் • (āram)
- sandal, sandalwood
- sandal paste
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अर (ara). Cognate with Telugu అరము (aramu, “spoke or radius of a wheel”).
Noun edit
ஆரம் • (āram)
Etymology 4 edit
From Sanskrit हार (hāra). Cognate with Telugu హారము (hāramu), Malayalam ഹാരം (hāraṁ), Kannada ಹಾರ (hāra, “wreathe, garland”).
Noun edit
ஆரம் • (āram)
References edit
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஆரம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press