പണം

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पण (paṇa). Cognate with Kannada ಹಣ (haṇa), Tamil பணம் (paṇam), Telugu పణము (paṇamu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɐɳɐm/

Noun

പണം • (paṇaṁ)

1. money
2. (historical) fanam (Indian currency)

Descendants

• → English: fanam, fanham, fanom, panam

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “പണം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/63818/
• Godavarma, K. (1946) “പണം”, in Indo-Aryan loanwords in Malayalam, Thiruvanathapuram: Head of department of Malayalam