நடலம்

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From நடனம் (naṭaṉam).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

நடலம் (naṭalam)

  1. vanity, assumption, insolence
    Synonym: செருக்கு (cerukku)
  2. abuse of property, recklessness, squandering
  3. irreverence, derision, scoffing
    Synonym: இகழ்ச்சி (ikaḻcci)
  4. pretense, hypocrisy
    Synonym: பாசாங்கு (pācāṅku)
  5. fastidiousness

References[edit]

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