சும்மா

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Tamil

Etymology

According to the Tamil Lexicon, a contraction of சுகமாக (cukamāka), from சுகம் (cukam, “comfort”), from Sanskrit सुख (sukha). Cognate to Kannada ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ (summane) and Malayalam ചുമ്മാ (cummā).

Pronunciation

Adverb

சும்மா • (cummā)

  1. leisurely (without occupation or work)
  2. in normal condition, in health
  3. silently, quietly
  4. without any reason
  5. uselessly
  6. vaguely, unintentionally, at random
  7. as a joke
  8. (colloquial) gratuitously
  9. freely, unhesitatingly, unceremoniously
  10. continuously, repeatedly

Descendants

  • → Malay: cuma

References

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