ഇടവം
Malayalam
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Alternative forms
[edit]- ഋഷഭം (r̥ṣabhaṁ) — Tatsama
Etymology
[edit]Tadbhava of Sanskrit ऋषभ (ṛṣabha, “bull”). Doublet of ഋഷഭം (r̥ṣabhaṁ). Cognate with Tamil இடபம் (iṭapam, “Taurus”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]ഇടവം • (iṭavaṁ)
- Taurus, one of the constellations that form the zodiac, located in the Northern hemisphere.
- Idavam, the tenth month of the Malayalam calendar roughly corresponding to mid-May to mid-June.
Derived terms
[edit]- ഇടവപ്പാതി (iṭavappāti)
See also
[edit]| Zodiac signs in Malayalam (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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 മേടം (mēṭaṁ), ചിത്തിര (cittira), ഉതൾ (utaḷ) |
 ഇടവം (iṭavaṁ), ഏറ് (ēṟŭ) |
 മിഥുനം (mithunaṁ) |
 കർക്കടകം (kaṟkkaṭakaṁ) | ||||||||
 ചിങ്ങം (ciṅṅaṁ) |
 കന്നി (kanni) |
 തുലാം (tulāṁ) |
 വൃശ്ചികം (vr̥ścikaṁ), കാർത്തിക (kāṟttika) | ||||||||
 ധനു (dhanu), മാർകഴി (māṟkaḻi) |
 മകരം (makaraṁ) |
 കുംഭം (kumbhaṁ) |
 മീനം (mīnaṁ) | ||||||||
References
[edit]- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “ഇടവം”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “ഇടവം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Kailash Nath (2019), “ഇടവം”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/36937
- https://www.prokerala.com/general/calendar/