Malayalam

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Classical Persian تماشا (tamāšā), related to Arabic مَشَى (mašā, to walk). Compare Hindi तमाशा (tamāśā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪ɐmäːʃɐ/
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Noun

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തമാശ (tamāśa)

  1. comedy
  2. humour
  3. joke
  4. comedy play

Synonyms: നർമ്മം (naṟmmaṁ), ഹാസ്യം (hāsyaṁ), ഫലിതം (phalitaṁ)