அளம்

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Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam അളം (aḷaṁ). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

அளம் (aḷam)

  1. salt pan
    Synonym: உப்பளம் (uppaḷam)
  2. saline soil
    Synonym: களர்நிலம் (kaḷarnilam)
  3. density, closeness
    Synonym: செறிவு (ceṟivu)
  4. maritime tract

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