Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil பிணம் (piṇam), Kannada ಹೆಣ (heṇa), Tulu ಪುಣ (puṇa), Telugu పీనెగ (pīnega). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
പിണം • (piṇaṁ)
- corpse, dead body, carcass
- Synonym: ശവം (śavaṁ)
References
- Warrier, M. I. (2008), “പിണം [piṇaṁ]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books