Malayalam edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kalam.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

കലം (kalaṁ)

  1. pot; vessel
  2. ship

References edit

  • Gundert, Hermann (1872) “കലം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “കലം”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books