சமம்

Tamil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐmɐm/, [sɐmɐm]

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit सम (sama, “equal, same”).

Alternative forms

• சமன் (camaṉ)

Adjective

சமம் • (camam)

1. equal, same, even

   Synonym: ஈடு (īṭu)

   வீட்டில் உனக்குள்ள சம உரிமை எனக்கும் உள்ளது.

   vīṭṭil uṉakkuḷḷa cama urimai eṉakkum uḷḷatu.

   I have the same rights as you do in the house.

Noun

சமம் • (camam)

1. likeness, similarity, equality
2. like or similar object
3. impartiality, fairness
4. even number
5. evenness, levelness
6. (poetry) stanza in which all the lines have the same number of feet

Etymology 2

Possibly from Sanskrit समर (samara).

Noun

சமம் • (camam) (obsolete)

1. war, battle

   Synonyms: போர் (pōr), யுத்தம் (yuttam)

Etymology 3

Possibly from Sanskrit घर्म (gharma).

Noun

சமம் • (camam) (literary)

1. midsummer

   Synonym: முதுவேனில் (mutuvēṉil)

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “சமம்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]