கம்பி
Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Telugu కంబి (kambi), Kannada ಕಂಬಿ (kambi), Malayalam കന്പി (kanpi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kambi/, [kʌmbi]
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Noun
கம்பி • (kampi)
- wire
- bit or a horse's bridle
- narrow strip along the border of a cloth
- narrow moulding in a carpenter's or mason's work
- saltpeter
- money
- joist, beam, slender post
References
- University of Madras (1924-1936) , “கம்பி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.