அளம்
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Tamil[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Malayalam അളം (aḷaṁ). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
அளம் • (aḷam)
- salt pan
- Synonym: உப்பளம் (uppaḷam)
- saline soil
- Synonym: களர்நிலம் (kaḷarnilam)
- density, closeness
- Synonym: செறிவு (ceṟivu)
- maritime tract
References[edit]
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “அளம்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]