குளம்

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kuḷam. Cognate with Kannada ಕೊಳ (koḷa) and Malayalam കുളം (kuḷaṁ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

குளம் • (kuḷam)

  1. pond
  2. pool
Descendants[edit]
  • → Indonesian: kolam
  • → Sinhalese: කූලම (kūlama)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Sanskrit गुल (gula, “molasses”).

Noun[edit]

குளம் • (kuḷam)

  1. sugar

References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “குளம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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