ഞാമ

See also: ഞമ

Kurichiya

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *cām-. Cognate with Kui (India) ସେମ୍ବି (sembi), Kuvi ତାମ୍ବେଲି (tambeli), Kannada ಆಮೆ (āme), Tamil ஆமை (āmai), Telugu తాబేలు (tābēlu) and Malayalam ആമ (āma).

A tortoise

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɲaːmɐ/

Noun

ഞാമ (ñāma)

  1. tortoise
  2. turtle

References
  • S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) “ഞാമ”, in Tribal Languages of Kerala, Language in India
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