Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).
Pronunciation[edit]
மூலம் • (mūlam)
- instrument
- cause, foundation
- means, agency
- root
- foot, base
- source, origin
Postposition[edit]
மூலம் • (mūlam)
- with [+nominative]
- by means of, through (the agency of)
- under the auspices of
References[edit]
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “மூலம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “மூலம்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House