சுரம்
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Tamil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svara).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]சுரம் • (curam)
- (music) swara
- vedic accent of which there are three kinds, viz., utāttam, aṉutāttam, cuvaritam
- (music) notes of the gamut of which there are seven, viz., caṭcam, riṣapam, kāntāram, mattimam, pañcamam, taivatam, niṣātam, indicated by the initials ச, ரி, க, ம, ப, த, நி
- (phonetics, orthography, rare) vowel
- Synonym: உயிரெழுத்து (uyireḻuttu)
- voice, tongue
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “சுரம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press