ஏலம்
Tamil
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlV- (“cardamom”). Cognate with Malayalam ഏലം (ēlaṁ) and Telugu ఏల (ēla). Compare Sanskrit एला (elā), a Dravidian borrowing.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editஏலம் • (ēlam)
See also
edit- ஏலக்காய் (ēlakkāy)
References
edit- University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஏலம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press