மூலம்

Tamil

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मूल (mūla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːlɐm/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

மூலம் • (mūlam)

1. instrument
2. cause, foundation
3. means, agency
4. root
5. foot, base
6. source, origin

Postposition

மூலம் • (mūlam)

1. with [+nominative]
2. by means of, through (the agency of)
3. under the auspices of

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “மூலம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “மூலம்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House