പാമ്പ്

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pāmpu (“snake”). Cognate with Tamil பாம்பு (pāmpu, “snake”), Telugu పాము (pāmu, “snake”) and Kannada ಹಾವು (hāvu, “snake”).

• IPA^(key): /paːmbɨ̆/

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പാമ്പ് • (pāmpŭ)

1. snake, limbless reptile with long, slender bodies belonging to the Serpentes

   Synonyms: സർപ്പം (saṟppaṁ), നാഗം (nāgaṁ), വ്യാളം (vyāḷaṁ), അഹി (ahi), ഭുജംഗം (bhujaṅgaṁ), ഉരഗം (uragaṁ), വരാളം (varāḷaṁ)

2. (slang, humorous) a drunk person

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “പാന്പു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Kailash Nath (2019) “പാമ്പ്”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പാമ്പ്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/41002