ഓണം

Malayalam

Alternative forms

• ആവണി (āvaṇi), ആവണം (āvaṇaṁ)
• ശ്രാവണം (śrāvaṇaṁ) — tatsama

Etymology

Derived from Pali सावन (sāvana). Pali सावन (sāvana) is equivalent to श्रावण (śrāvaṇa) month. (Pali സാവണം became ആവണം which in turn became ഓണം)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːɳɐm/

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Noun

ഓണം • (ōṇaṁ)

1. Onam, a harvest festival celebrated in Kerala, India.

   Synonym: തിരുവോണം (tiruvōṇaṁ)

2. each of the four main days of Onam festival
3. (astrology) an astrology star in Malayalam language