kadam
kadam noun: a tropical evergreen tree, Neolamarckia cadamba (syn. Anthocephalus indicus, Nauclea cadamba), native to South and Southeast Asia.
Noun (1)
kadam (plural kadams)
- A tropical evergreen tree, Neolamarckia cadamba (syn. Anthocephalus indicus, Nauclea cadamba), native to South and Southeast Asia.
- Kinaram made the elephant sit under a large kadam tree.2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee, translation of original in Assamese
- Synonyms:
- burflower-tree, common bur-flower tree, laran, Leichhardt pine
Noun (2)
kadam (plural kadams)
- A unit of distance, equal to 10 miles.
- Accordingly Mangamal had all the roads throughout the kingdom formed into avenues; and at the distance of every kadam (10 English miles) she had a choultry built1837, The Foreign Quarterly Review, volume 19, page 226
- Where ten kadams equal 55 feet revenue under the rule adopted in Jhelum and Ludhiana would be remissible in whole or in part on 133 acres per mile, the land on both sides of the road being taken into account.1895, The Punjab Record, volume 29, page 19
kadam meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
kadam in Hindi
- Neolamarckia cadamba
- कदंब kadamb, कादंब kādamb
kadam in Tamil
- Neolamarckia cadamba
- கடம்பு kaṭampu, இந்துளம் intuḷam
kadam in Marathi
- Neolamarckia cadamba
- कळंब kaḷamba
kadam in Bengali
- Neolamarckia cadamba
- কদম kodom
More languagesFewer languages
- kadam in Telugu
- కదంబము kadambamu, కదంబకము kadambakamu, కడామిచెట్టు kaḍāmiceṭṭu
- kadam in Malayalam
- കടമ്പു kaṭampu
- kadam in Kannada
- ಕದಂಬ kadamba, ನೀಪ nīpa
- kadam in Sanskrit
- कदम्ब kadamba, कलम्ब kalamba, कादम्ब kādamba, निप nipa
- kadam in Vietnamese
- gáo
- kadam in Myanmar
- မအူလက်တံရှည် ma.ulaktamhrany
Synonyms of kadam
- burflower-tree
- common bur-flower tree
- laran
- Leichhardt pine
Forms of kadam
| plural | kadams |
|---|---|
| alternative form | cadamba |
| alternative form | kadamba |
| alternative form | kadamb |
Origin of kadam
Cf. Bengali কদম (kodom), corruption of Sanskrit कदम्ब (kadamba). Ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *kaṭ-ampu (“Neolamarckia cadamba”).
Cf. Bengali কদম (kodom, “step”), borrowed ultimately from Arabic قَدَم (qadam, “foot”).
Questions about kadam
- What does kadam mean?
- Kadam means a tropical evergreen tree, Neolamarckia cadamba (syn. Anthocephalus indicus, Nauclea cadamba), native to South and Southeast Asia.
- What is kadam in Hindi?
- Kadam in Hindi is कदंब (kadamb), कादंब (kādamb). See Kadam meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is kadam?
- Kadam is a noun.
- What is the plural of kadam?
- The plural of kadam is kadams.
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