പിണം

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil பிணம் (piṇam), Kannada ಹೆಣ (heṇa), Tulu ಪುಣ (puṇa), Telugu పీనెగ (pīnega). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piɳɐm/

Noun

പിണം • (piṇaṁ)

1. corpse, dead body, carcass

   Synonym: ശവം (śavaṁ)

References

• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പിണം”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books