லங்கர்

Tamil

Etymology

From Classical Persian لنگر (langar). Possibly influenced by Sanskrit लङ्गल (laṅgala). Doublet of நங்கூரம் (naṅkūram). Cognate with Telugu లంగరు (laṅgaru), Kannada ಲಂಗರು (laṅgaru), Malayalam ലങ്കർ (laṅkaṟ), Gujarati લંગર (laṅgar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɐŋɡɐɾ/

Noun

லங்கர் • (laṅkar)

1. (nautical) anchor

References

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