சுமார்

Tamil

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شمار (šumār). Cognate with Hindi शुमार (śumār), Bengali শুমার (śumar), Gujarati શુમાર (śumār), Kannada ಸುಮಾರು (sumāru), Malayalam സുമാറു (sumāṟu), Marathi सुमार (sumār), Odia ସୁମାର୍ (sumar), Punjabi ਸ਼ੁਮਾਰ (śumār), and Telugu సుమారు (sumāru).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʊmaːɾ/, [sʊmaːɾ]
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Adjective

சுமார் • (cumār)

  1. moderate, fair
    Synonym: மட்டம் (maṭṭam)

Adverb

சுமார் • (cumār)

  1. about, approximately, on average

Derived terms
  • சுமாரான (cumārāṉa, “modest, moderate”)
  • சுமாராக (cumārāka, “roughly”)

References
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “சுமார்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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