அகரம்

Tamil

Etymology

Compound of (a) + கரம் (karam). [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐkɐɾɐm/, [ɐɡɐɾɐm]

Noun

அகரம் (akaram)

  1. one of the names of the first vowel in the Tamil abugida, (a)
    அகர முதல எழுத்தெல்லாம்...
    akara mutala eḻuttellām...
    As akaram is the beginning of letters...
    (—Kural 1:1)
    Synonym: அனா (aṉā)

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. University of Madras (1924–1936), அகரம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.