Malayalam edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit भस्म (bhasma).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /b(ʱ)ɐsmɐm/
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Noun edit

ഭസ്മം (bhasmaṁ)

  1. (Hinduism) sacred ash
  2. ash
  3. (figuratively) destroyed in to dust
    Synonym: ചാരം (cāraṁ)