ചൗളം

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चौड (cauḍa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐu̯ɭɐm/

Noun

ചൗളം • (cauḷaṁ)

1. tonsure ceremony

References

• Godavarma, K. (1946) “ചൗളം”, in Indo-Aryan loanwords in Malayalam, Thiruvanathapuram: Head of department of Malayalam, page 11
• Kailash Nath (2019) “ചൗളം”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary