आडम्बर

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From आ- (ā-) + डम्बर (ḍambara); the latter likely either from a substrate or onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Noun

आडम्बर • (āḍambara) stem, ?

  1. drum
  2. din
  3. verbosity
  4. trumpeting (of an elephant)
  5. acme, height, crown

Descendants

  • Malayalam: ആഡംബരം (āḍambaraṁ)

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “आडम्बर”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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