ഗുളിക

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गुल (gula, “molasses, ball of molasses”), from गुड (guḍa, “ball, molasses, pill”). See also ഗുഡം (guḍaṁ, “ball”), गुलिका (gulikā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡuɭiɡɐ/

Noun

ഗുളിക • (guḷika)

1. tablet medicine
2. ball
3. pill
4. bolus

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ഗുളിക”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.