કાનમ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• કાંનવ (kā̃nav)
• કાંનમ (kā̃nam)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀪𑀽𑀫 (kaṇhabhūma), from Sanskrit कृष्णभूम (kṛṣṇabhūma), from कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) +‎ भूमि (bhūmi), literally “black soil”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.nəm/
• Rhymes: -əm
• Hyphenation: કા‧નમ

Noun

કાનમ • (kānam) m

1. a region between Vadodara and Bharuch known for its distinctive colour of soil that is suitable for cotton cultivation.

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kr̥ṣṇabhūma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 179