அப்பம்

Tamil

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *appam.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /ɐpːɐm/

Noun

அப்பம் • (appam)

  1. bread, bun, chapatti
  2. round cake of rice flour and sugar fried in ghee
  3. thin cake, wafer, bread

Synonyms

Descendants
  • → English: appam
  • → English: appom
  • → Indonesian: apam
  • → Indonesian: apang
  • → Indonesian: apem
  • → Malayalam: അപ്പം (appaṁ)
  • → Malay: apam
  • → Burmese: အာပုံ (apum)
  • → Punjabi: ਅੱਪਮ (appam)

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