போனகம்

Tamil

Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀅𑀡 (bhoaṇa, “the act of eating; a meal, food”); itself from Sanskrit भोजन (bhojana). See also போனம் (pōṉam).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːnɐɡɐm/

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Noun

போனகம் • (pōṉakam)

1. food
2. boiled rice
3. a kind of cake
4. eating

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “போனகம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) “10.3 Phonological principles governing loanwords from Indo-Aryan”, in The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 475.