சமம்

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕamam/, [samam]
  • Audio:(file)

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)
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