അളം

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil அளம் (aḷam). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐɭɐm/

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Noun

അളം • (aḷaṁ)

1. salt pan; salt evaporation pond

Derived terms

• കേരളം (kēraḷaṁ)
• കോവളം (kōvaḷaṁ)
• മലയാളം (malayāḷaṁ)

 

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “അളം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/35105/