ക്ഷാമം

Malayalam

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्षाम (kṣāma).

Noun

ക്ഷാമം • (kṣāmaṁ)

1. scarcity, dearth, want, shortage
2. famine, starvation
3. drought

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ക്ഷാമം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.