வாரம்

Tamil

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian [Term?] (“rent of land; share of crop”). Compare Malayalam വാരം (vāraṁ), Kannada ವಾರ (vāra), Telugu వారకము (vārakamu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋaːɾɐm/

Noun

வாரம் • (vāram)

1. week

   Synonym: கிழமை (kiḻamai)

2. part, share (e.g. of a crop)
3. lease or rent of land

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vāram”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5359.