ഇടവം
Malayalam
Alternative forms
- ഋഷഭം (r̥ṣabhaṁ) (Tatsama)
Etymology
Tadbhava of Sanskrit ऋषभ (ṛṣabha, “bull”). Doublet of ഋഷഭം (r̥ṣabhaṁ). Cognate with Tamil இடபம் (iṭapam, “Taurus”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iɖɐʋɐm/
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Proper noun
ഇടവം • (iṭavaṁ)
- Taurus, one of the constellations that form the zodiac, located in the Northern hemisphere.
- Idavam, the tenth month of the Malayalam calendar roughly corresponding to mid-May to mid-June.
Derived terms
- ഇടവപ്പാതി (iṭavappāti)
See also
| Zodiac signs in Malayalam (layout · text) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
മേടം (mēṭaṁ), ചിത്തിര (cittira), ഉതൾ (utaḷ) |
ഇടവം (iṭavaṁ), ഏറ് (ēṟŭ) |
മിഥുനം (mithunaṁ) |
കർക്കടകം (kaṟkkaṭakaṁ) | ||||||||
ചിങ്ങം (ciṅṅaṁ) |
കന്നി (kanni) |
തുലാം (tulāṁ) |
വൃശ്ചികം (vr̥ścikaṁ), കാർത്തിക (kāṟttika) | ||||||||
ധനു (dhanu), മാർകഴി (māṟkaḻi) |
മകരം (makaraṁ) |
കുംഭം (kumbhaṁ) |
മീനം (mīnaṁ) | ||||||||
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “ഇടവം [iṭavaṁ]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Gundert, Hermann (1872), “ഇടവം [iṭavaṁ]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Kailash Nath (2019), “ഇടവം”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
- https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/36937
- https://www.prokerala.com/general/calendar/