களம்
Tamil
Noun
களம் • (kaḷam)
- place, area
- threshing floor
- assembly, meeting
- battlefield
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit काल (kāla)
Noun
களம் • (kaḷam)
- blackness
- cloud
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Sanskrit कलत्र (kalatra, “wife”). Cognate with Telugu కళత్రము (kaḷatramu).
Noun
களம் • (kaḷam)
- wife
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Sanskrit गल (gala, “throat”). Cognate with Telugu గళము (gaḷamu).
Noun
களம் • (kaḷam)
- throat
Noun
களம் • (kaḷam)
- poison, venom
References
- University of Madras (1924-1936), “களம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press