களம்

Tamil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐɭɐm/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷam. Cognate with Malayalam കളം (kaḷaṁ).

Noun

களம் • (kaḷam)

1. place, area
2. threshing floor
3. assembly, meeting
4. battlefield

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit काल (kāla).

Noun

களம் • (kaḷam)

1. blackness
2. cloud

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit कलत्र (kalatra, “wife”). Cognate with Telugu కళత్రము (kaḷatramu).

Noun

களம் • (kaḷam)

1. wife

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sanskrit गल (gala, “throat”). Cognate with Telugu గళము (gaḷamu).

Noun

களம் • (kaḷam)

1. throat

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

களம் • (kaḷam)

1. poison, venom

   Synonyms: நஞ்சு (nañcu), விஷம் (viṣam)

References

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