କମ୍

Odia

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کم (kam). Cognate to Bengali কম (kom) and Hindi कम (kam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔm/

Adjective

କମ୍ (kôm)

1. little; slight
2. deficient
3. less
4. inadequate

References

• Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “କମ୍”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
• Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya‎^[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 73