ശിഷ്ടം

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃiʂʈɐm/

Noun

ശിഷ്ടം • (śiṣṭaṁ)

1. remainder; remnant; remaining; left
2. (mathematics) remainder; amount left over after repeatedly subtracting the divisor

Derived terms

• അവശിഷ്ടം (avaśiṣṭaṁ)

References

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