அயனம்

Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit अयन (ayana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajanam/

Noun

அயனம் • (ayaṉam)

1. road, path, course
2. time of the sun's northward or southward course
3. half-year from solstice to solstice
4. solstitial point, either in kaṭakam or makaram

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “அயனம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press