வாரம்
Tamil
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian [Term?] (“rent of land; share of crop”). Compare Malayalam വാരം (vāraṃ), Kannada ವಾರ (vāra), Telugu వారకము (vārakamu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋaːɾam/, [ʋaːɾɐm]
Noun
வாரம் • (vāram)
- week
- Synonym: கிழமை (kiḻamai)
- part, share (e.g. of a crop)
- lease or rent of land
References
- Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “vāram”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5359.