आडम्बर

Sanskrit edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From आ- (ā-) +‎ डम्बर (ḍambara); the latter likely either from a substrate or onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

आडम्बर (āḍambara) stem?

  1. drum
  2. din
  3. verbosity
  4. trumpeting (of an elephant)
  5. acme, height, crown

Descendants edit

  • Malayalam: ആഡംബരം (āḍambaraṁ)

References edit

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “आडम्बर”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]