பகரம்

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Tamil

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Dravidian *pakal (daylight).

Noun

பகரம் (pakaram)

  1. lustre, splendor, brightness, brilliance
  2. beauty, comeliness

Etymology 2

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Malayalam പകരം (pakaraṁ).

Adverb

பகரம் (pakaram)

  1. instead, in exchange

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “பகரம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press