சுரம்

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वर (svara).

Pronunciation[edit]

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʊɾɐm/, [sʊɾɐm]

Noun[edit]

சுரம் • (curam)

  1. (music) swara
  2. vedic accent of which there are three kinds, viz., utāttam, aṉutāttam, cuvaritam
  3. (music) notes of the gamut of which there are seven, viz., caṭcam, riṣapam, kāntāram, mattimam, pañcamam, taivatam, niṣātam, indicated by the initials ச, ரி, க, ம, ப, த, நி
  4. (phonetics, orthography, rare) vowel
    Synonym: உயிரெழுத்து (uyireḻuttu)
  5. voice, tongue
    Synonyms: குரல் (kural), நாக்கு (nākku)

References[edit]

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