ਦਾਮ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਦੰਮ (damm)

Etymology

From Sanskrit द्रम्म (drammá), borrowed from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ).

Noun

ਦਾਮ • (dām) m (Shahmukhi spelling دام)

1. price, value, cost, money
2. net, snare

Further reading

• “ਦਾਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਦਾਮ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.