வெம்

Tamil

Etymology

From வெ (ve),[1] inherited from Old Tamil 𑀯𑁳𑀫𑁆 (vem).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɛm/

Adjective

வெம் • (vem)

  1. combining form of வெ (ve).[2]
    hot, warm, severe, pungent, cruel

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “வெம்”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972
  2. ^ Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “வெ”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972
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