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Cognate with Malayalam അളം (aḷaṁ). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
அளம் • (aḷam)
- salt pan
- Synonym: உப்பளம் (uppaḷam)
- saline soil
- Synonym: களர்நிலம் (kaḷarnilam)
- density, closeness
- Synonym: செறிவு (ceṟivu)
- maritime tract
