போனகம்
Tamil
editEtymology
editFrom Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡 (bhoaṇa, “the act of eating; a meal, food”); itself from Sanskrit भोजन (bhojana). See also போனம் (pōṉam).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editபோனகம் • (pōṉakam)
- food
- boiled rice
- a kind of cake
- eating
References
edit- University of Madras (1924–1936) “போனகம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) “10.3 Phonological principles governing loanwords from Indo-Aryan”, in The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 475.