Malayalam
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit छन्द् (chand).
Pronunciation
Noun
ചന്തം • (cantaṁ)
- beauty
- Synonyms: അഴക് (aḻakŭ), മൊഞ്ച് (moñcŭ); see also Thesaurus:സൗന്ദര്യം
References
- Godavarma, K. (1946), “ചന്തം [cantaṁ]”, in Indo-Aryan loanwords in Malayalam, Thiruvanathapuram: Head of department of Malayalam, page 29