പിണം

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Malayalam[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Tamil பிணம் (piṇam), Kannada ಹೆಣ (heṇa), Tulu ಪುಣ (puṇa), Telugu పీనెగ (pīnega). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

പിണം (piṇaṁ)

  1. corpse, dead body, carcass
    Synonym: ശവം (śavaṁ)

References[edit]

  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പിണം”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books