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Borrowed from Sanskrit अवश्य (avaśyá), a compound of अ- (a-) + वश्य (vaśya)
- IPA(key): /ɐʋɐt͡ɕɪjɐm/, [ɐʋɐsɪjɐm]
அவசியம் • (avaciyam)
- necessity
- Synonym: தேவையான (tēvaiyāṉa)
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “அவசியம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press