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Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /kalamu/

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos, reed).

Noun edit

కలము (kalamun (plural కలములు)

  1. pen (a tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks)

Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kalam.

Noun edit

కలము (kalamun (plural కలములు)

  1. boat or ship

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