நாட்டம்

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verbal noun formed from நாடு (nāṭu, to seek) +‎ -ம் (-m) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /n̪aːʈːɐm/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

நாட்டம் (nāṭṭam)

  1. desire, inclination, interest
  2. intention, pursuit, aim, quest
  3. eye
  4. sight
  5. examination, investigation
  6. suspicion
  7. movement
  8. astrology
  9. sword
  10. chiefship of a district

References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “நாட்டம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press