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Gujarati
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Gujarati दाम (dāma), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀫𑁆𑀫 (damma, “coin”), from Sanskrit द्रम्म (drammá), from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ) via an Iranian language. Doublet of દ્રામ (drām), દિરમ (diram), and દ્રમ્મ (dramma).
Noun
દામ • (dām) m
- price, value, cost
- Synonyms: કીમત (kīmat), મૂલ્ય (mūlya)
- (historical) dam (obsolete Indian coin equaling one fortieth of a rupee, or during a different reign, one twenty-fifth of a paisa)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Classical Persian دام (dām).
Noun
દામ • (dām) m
- trap
- Synonym: જાળ (jāḷ)