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களம்

Tamil edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷam. Cognate with Malayalam കളം (kaḷaṁ).

Noun edit

களம் • (kaḷam)

  1. place, area
  2. threshing floor
  3. assembly, meeting
  4. battlefield

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit काल (kāla).

Noun edit

களம் • (kaḷam)

  1. blackness
  2. cloud

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit कलत्र (kalatra, “wife”). Cognate with Telugu కళత్రము (kaḷatramu).

Noun edit

களம் • (kaḷam)

  1. wife

Etymology 4 edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit गल (gala, “throat”). Cognate with Telugu గళము (gaḷamu).

Noun edit

களம் • (kaḷam)

  1. throat

Etymology 5 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

களம் • (kaḷam)

  1. poison, venom
    Synonyms: நஞ்சு (nañcu), விஷம் (viṣam)

References edit

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “களம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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