அலங்காரம்

Tamil

Etymology

From Sanskrit अलंकार (alaṃkāra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɐlɐŋɡaːɾɐm/

Noun

அலங்காரம் • (alaṅkāram)

adornment, decoration
Synonym: சிங்காரம் (ciṅkāram)
beauty, elegance, attractiveness
Synonym: அழகு (aḻaku)
ornament, jewel
Synonym: ஆபரணம் (āparaṇam)
(grammar) figure of speech

References

University of Madras (1924–1936) “அலங்காரம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “அலங்காரம்”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page

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