கயம்
Tamil edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From கய (kaya).
Noun edit
கயம் • (kayam)
Etymology 2 edit
From கயமை (kayamai).
Noun edit
கயம் • (kayam)
- inferiority, baseness, meanness
- the mean, the wicked, the vicious
Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
கயம் • (kayam)
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
கயம் • (kayam)
Etymology 5 edit
From Pali khaya, from Sanskrit क्षय (kṣaya).
Noun edit
கயம் • (kayam)
References edit
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கயம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press