fanam
fanam noun: a former currency in southern India.
Noun
fanam (plural fanams)
- A former currency in southern India.
- The Carwar factory chief replied that the effects had realized 13,146 rupees 1 fanam and 12 budgerooks; that Harvey had left a will dated the 8th April, 1708, and that therefore nothing had been paid to Mrs. Chown.1907, John Biddulph, The Pirates of Malabar, and An Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago
- The captors have claimed and obtained from the local authorities the promised reward of one hundred dollars, besides having sold the flesh of the animal itself to the Chinese, Klings, and others for six fanams a catty (a fanam is about three halfpence), by which they realized about seventy dollars...1899, J. F. A. McNair, Prisoners Their Own Warders
fanam meaning in Tamil and Malayalam
fanam in Tamil
- former Indian currency
- பணம் paṇam
fanam in Malayalam
- former Indian currency
- പണം paṇaṁ
Forms of fanam
| plural | fanams |
|---|---|
| alternative form | fanham |
| alternative form | fanom |
| alternative form | panam |
Origin of fanam
From Malayalam പണം (paṇaṁ).
Questions about fanam
- What does fanam mean?
- Fanam means a former currency in southern India.
- What is fanam in Tamil?
- Fanam in Tamil is பணம் (paṇam). See Fanam meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fanam?
- Fanam is a noun.
- What is the plural of fanam?
- The plural of fanam is fanams.
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