Tamil edit

Etymology edit

Compound of (a) +‎ கரம் (karam). [1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

அகரம் (akaram)

  1. one of the names of the first vowel in the Tamil abugida, (a)
    அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம்...
    akara mutala eḻuttellām...
    As akaram is the beginning of letters...
    (—Kural 1:1)
    Synonym: அனா (aṉā)

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References edit

  1. ^ University of Madras (1924–1936) “அகரம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press