कर्दम

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kaẓVt.

Pronunciation

Noun

कर्दम • (kardama) stem?

  1. mud, dirt, clay
  2. mire, slime, muck, filth
  3. dregs, faex
  4. shadow, shade, dimness
  5. moral squalor, sin