நரந்தம்

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Tamil

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Etymology

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From Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Telugu నారంగము (nāraṅgamu), Malayalam നാരങ്ങ (nāraṅṅa)), Kannada ನಾರಂಗಿ (nāraṅgi). Compare also Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), a Dravidian borrowing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /n̪ɐɾɐn̪d̪ɐm/

Noun

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நரந்தம் (narantam)

  1. bitter orange, Seville orange, sour orange
  2. pleasant odour, fragrance
  3. musk deer
  4. crow

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References

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