வில்வம்

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Tamil

வில்வம் (Aegle marmelos)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विल्व (vilva).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

வில்வம் (vilvam)

  1. bael fruit tree, bel, Bengal quince (Aegle marmelos)[2]
    Synonyms: கூவிளம் (kūviḷam), அலுவீகம் (aluvīkam), இயல்பூதி (iyalpūti), கருவிளா (karuviḷā), வில்லை (villai), வைலவம் (vailavam)
    வில்வக்குடுக்கைvilvakkuṭukkaihard shell of bael fruit

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References

  1. ^ Winslow, Miron (1862) Winslow's a Comprehensive Tamil-English Dictionary, Madras: Hunt, page 950 (Reprint: New Delhi, Asian Educational Services, 1979.)
  2. ^ சீநிவாசன், கு. (1987) சங்க இலக்கியத் தாவரங்கள் (in Tamil), தஞ்சாவூர்: தமிழ்ப் பல்கலைக் கழகம், page 148