തോമാ

Malayalam

Alternative forms

• തോമ (tōma), തോമ്മാ (tōmmā), തോമ്മ (tōmma)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܬܐܘܽܡܰܐ (tā’ōmā’). Doublet of തോമസ് (tōmasŭ) and ഉമ്മൻ (ummaṉ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪oːmaː/

Proper noun

തോമാ • (tōmā)

1. (Christianity) Saint Thomas the Apostle
2. a male given name from Classical Syriac, equivalent to English Thomas.

References

• Kailash Nath (2019) “തോമാ”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary