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Tamil
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
கடுமை • (kaṭumai)
- severity, harshness, cruelty, hard-heartedness
- Synonym: கொடுமை (koṭumai)
- rigor, strictness, sternness
- vehemence, ferocity, furiousness
- Synonym: மூர்க்கம் (mūrkkam)
- rapidity, speed
- Synonym: வேகம் (vēkam)
- hardness, tenacity, roughness, firmness, ruggedness
- Synonym: கடினம் (kaṭiṉam)
- excessiveness, intensity, immoderateness, vastness
- Synonym: மிகுதி (mikuti)
- anger, wrath
- Synonym: சினம் (ciṉam)
- heat
- Synonym: வெம்மை (vemmai)
- strength, sturdiness
- Synonym: வலிமை (valimai)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கடுமை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press