சுரம்
Tamil
Etymology
From Sanskrit स्वर (svara)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃuɾ̪am/, [sɯɾ̪ʌm]
Noun
சுரம் • (curam)
- (music) swara
- vedic accent of which there are three kinds, viz., utāttam, aṉutāttam, cuvaritam
- (music) notes of the gamut of which there are seven, viz., caṭcam, riṣapam, kāntāram, mattimam, pañcamam, taivatam, niṣātam, indicated by the initials ச, ரி, க, ம, ப, த, நி
- (phonetics, orthography) vowel
- voice, tongue
References
- University of Madras (1924-1936), “சுரம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press