கம்பி

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Telugu కంబి (kambi), Kannada ಕಂಬಿ (kambi) and Malayalam കമ്പി (kampi).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɐmbɪ/, [kɐmbi]
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

கம்பி • (kampi)

  1. wire
  2. bit or a horse's bridle
  3. narrow strip along the border of a cloth
  4. narrow moulding in a carpenter's or mason's work
  5. saltpeter
  6. money
  7. joist, beam, slender post

Descendants[edit]

  • → Sinhalese: කම්බිය (kambiya)

References[edit]

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