അലം

See also: ആലം and അളം

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अल (ala)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐlɐm/

Noun

അലം • (alaṁ)

1. Alternative form of ആലം (ālaṁ, “the sting in the tail of a scorpion”)
2. adornment, decoration
3. enough; sufficient

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “അലം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/34036/