பகரம்

Tamil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɐɡɐɾɐm/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Dravidian *pakal (“daylight”).

Noun

பகரம் • (pakaram)

1. lustre, splendor, brightness, brilliance
2. beauty, comeliness

Etymology 2

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Malayalam പകരം (pakaraṁ).

Adverb

பகரம் • (pakaram)

1. instead, in exchange

References

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