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From Proto-Dravidian *nuẓVḷ. Cognate to Malayalam നുളമ്പ് (nuḷampŭ).
- IPA(key): /n̪ʊɭɐmbʊ/, [n̪ʊɭɐmbɯ]
நுளம்பு • (nuḷampu)
- gnat, eye fly
- mosquito
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “நுளம்பு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press