താമസം

Malayalam

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit तामस (tāmasa, “sleep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪aːmɐsɐm/

Noun

താമസം • (tāmasaṁ)

1. living, stay; accommodation
2. delay
3. lateness

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “താമസം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.