തൂക്കുമരം
Malayalam
Etymology
Compound of തൂക്കുക (tūkkuka, “to hang”) + മരം (maraṁ, “tree/wood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪uːkkumɐɾɐm/
Noun
തൂക്കുമരം • (tūkkumaraṁ)
- gallows; the structure used for execution by hanging.
- (figurative) A sentence of death; capital punishment.
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “തൂക്കുമരം [tūkkumaraṁ]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
- Kailash Nath (2019), “തൂക്കുമരം”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary