From Sanskrit पायस (pāyasa, “milk; food prepared in milk”).
- IPA(key): /paːjɐt͡ɕɐm/, [paːjɐsɐm]
பாயசம் • (pāyacam)
- semi-liquid food prepared of milk, rice, sago etc., mixed with sugar or jaggery.
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “பாயசம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press