அரவம்
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Etymology
[edit]From அரவு (aravu, “snake”). Compare அரா (arā). Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *carac- (“snake”). Cognate with Malayalam അരവം (aravaṁ, “snake”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]அரவம் • (aravam)
- (literary, dated) snake
- dragon
- Synonym: வலுசர்ப்பம் (valucarppam)
References
[edit]- S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “அரவம்”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]