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): /poːnaɡam/
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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.
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