பசுமை

Tamil

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Telugu పసిమి (pasimi), Malayalam പശിമ (paśima), Kannada ಪಸೆ (pase), Telugu పసి (pasi)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /pɐt͡ɕʊmɐɪ̯/, [pɐsʊmɐɪ̯]

Noun

பசுமை • (pacumai)

1. greenness, verdure
2. coolness, moistness
3. youth, tenderness
4. elegance, beauty, pleasantness
5. newness, freshness, rawness
6. essence, essential part of a thing
7. good, advantage
8. season, right time
9. reality, truth
10. greenish-yellow
11. easy circumstances, prosperity
12. cashmere shawl
13. hair

Derived terms

பசுமை இல்ல வாயு (pacumai illa vāyu)

References

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