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Cognate with Tamil பகரம் (pakaram).
പകരം • (pakaraṁ)
- instead of
- in place of, in lieu of
- in return
- revenge, vendetta
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “പകരം [pakaraṁ]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books