ആലം

See also: അലം, and ആഴം

Malayalam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːlɐm/

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Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ആലം • (ālaṁ)

1. water
2. sea
3. rain

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Marathi आलम (ālam). Compare Hindi आलम (ālam).

Noun

ആലം • (ālaṁ)

1. world
2. earth

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit आल (āla).

Noun

ആലം • (ālaṁ)

1. broadness

   Synonym: വിസ്താരം (vistāraṁ)

2. poison

   Synonym: വിഷം (viṣaṁ)

3. yellow orpiment

Etymology 4

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Noun

ആലം • (ālaṁ)

1. A tree; Careya arborea

   Synonym: പേഴ് (pēḻŭ)

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ആലം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/36273/
• Kailash Nath (2019) “ആലം”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary