Malayalam edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit निगड (nigaḍa).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

നിഗളം (nigaḷaṁ)

  1. a fetter

References edit

  • Godavarma, K. (1946) “നിഗളം”, in Indo-Aryan loanwords in Malayalam, Thiruvanathapuram: Head of department of Malayalam, page 11
  • Gundert, Hermann (1872) “നിഗളം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.