கம்பி
Tamil
editEtymology
editCognate with Telugu కంబి (kambi), Kannada ಕಂಬಿ (kambi) and Malayalam കമ്പി (kampi). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editகம்பி • (kampi)
- wire
- bit or a horse's bridle
- narrow strip along the border of a cloth
- narrow moulding in a carpenter's or mason's work
- saltpeter
- money
- joist, beam, slender post
Descendants
edit- → Sinhalese: කම්බිය (kambiya)
References
edit- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கம்பி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press