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padam

Syllables: pa·dam

padam noun: in Carnatic music, a type of short song, or the accompanying dance.

Noun

padam (plural padams)

  1. In Carnatic music, a type of short song, or the accompanying dance.
    • This first delivery of the line of a padam might best be described as a 'pre-acting' of the line. It establishes the general mood.2003, Phillip Zarrilli, Kathakali Dance-Drama: Where Gods and Demons Come to Play
    • The best way to express our indebtedness to the Brinda-Muktha legacy would be to include a padam or javali in concerts2007, Sruti

Forms of padam

pluralpadams

Origin of padam

Probably borrowed from Tamil பதம் (patam).

Questions about padam

What does padam mean?
Padam means in Carnatic music, a type of short song, or the accompanying dance.
What part of speech is padam?
Padam is a noun.
What is the plural of padam?
The plural of padam is padams.

Words near padam in the dictionary

  1. pad-trees
  2. pada
  3. padaek
  4. Padalecki
  5. Padalino
  6. padam
  7. padams
  8. Padan
  9. Padanaram
  10. Padane
  11. padang

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