कर्दम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्दम (kardama).

Pronunciation

Noun

कर्दम • (kardamm

  1. mud, mire, silt
  2. clay, sludge

Declension

Declension of कर्दम (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct कर्दम
kardam
कर्दम
kardam
oblique कर्दम
kardam
कर्दमों
kardamõ
vocative कर्दम
kardam
कर्दमो
kardamo

Proper noun

कर्दम • (kardamm

  1. (Hinduism) Kardama, one of the Prajapatis, the husband of Devahuti and father of Kapil
  2. a male given name, Kardam, from Sanskrit

References

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