அப்பம்

Tamil edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Dravidian *appam.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

அப்பம் (appam)

  1. bread, bun, chapatti
  2. round cake of rice flour and sugar fried in ghee
  3. thin cake, wafer, bread

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: appam
  • English: appom
  • Indonesian: apam
  • Indonesian: apang
  • Indonesian: apem
  • Malayalam: അപ്പം (appaṁ)
  • Malay: apam
  • Burmese: အာပုံ (apum)
  • Punjabi: ਅੱਪਮ (appam)

References edit

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