പാമ്പ്
Appearance
Malayalam
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pāmpu (“snake”). Cognate with Tamil பாம்பு (pāmpu, “snake”), Telugu పాము (pāmu, “snake”) and Kannada ಹಾವು (hāvu, “snake”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]പാമ്പ് • (pāmpŭ)

- snake, limbless reptile with long, slender bodies belonging to the Serpentes
- (slang, humorous) a drunk person
Derived terms
[edit]- പെരുമ്പാമ്പ് (perumpāmpŭ)
- മലമ്പാമ്പ് (malampāmpŭ)
References
[edit]- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “പാന്പു [pānpu]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Kailash Nath (2019), “പാമ്പ്”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “പാമ്പ് [pāmp]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/41002
