பசுமை
Tamil
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Telugu పసిమి (pasimi), Malayalam പശിമ (paśima), Kannada ಪಸೆ (pase), Telugu పసి (pasi)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pasumaɪ̯/, [pʌsɯmʌɪ̯]
Noun
பசுமை • (pacumai)
- greenness, verdure
- coolness, moistness
- youth, tenderness
- elegance, beauty, pleasantness
- newness, freshness, rawness
- essence, essential part of a thing
- good, advantage
- season, right time
- reality, truth
- greenish-yellow
- easy circumstances, prosperity
- cashmere shawl
- hair
Derived terms
பசுமை இல்ல வாயு (pacumai illa vāyu)
References
- University of Madras (1924-1936), “பசுமை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.