கடினம்

Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit कठिन (kaṭhina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐɖɪnɐm/

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Noun

கடினம் • (kaṭiṉam)

1. hardness, firmness
2. difficulty
3. severity, cruelness, harshness
4. roughness, ruggedness

References

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