கம்பி

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate 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

• IPA^(key): /kɐmbɪ/, [kɐmbi]

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Noun

கம்பி • (kampi)

1. wire
2. bit or a horse's bridle
3. narrow strip along the border of a cloth
4. narrow moulding in a carpenter's or mason's work
5. saltpeter
6. money
7. joist, beam, slender post

Descendants

• → Sinhalese: කම්බිය (kambiya)

References

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