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soolam

soolam noun: a trident, a trishula; a sacred weapon used by Hindu deities.

Noun

soolam (plural soolams)

  1. (Hinduism, India, Malaysia, Tamil context) a trident, a trishula; a sacred weapon used by Hindu deities.
    • He is set to be charged under Section 295 of the Penal Code for allegedly damaging a “soolam”, a trident sacred to Hindus, at the former site of the Sri Maha Muniswarar Temple in Langkawi.

Forms of soolam

pluralsoolams

Origin of soolam

Borrowed from Tamil சூலம் (cūlam), in turn from Sanskrit शूल (śūla) or Sanskrit त्रिशूल (triśūla).

Questions about soolam

What does soolam mean?
Soolam means a trident, a trishula; a sacred weapon used by Hindu deities.
What part of speech is soolam?
Soolam is a noun.
What is the plural of soolam?
The plural of soolam is soolams.

Words near soolam in the dictionary

  1. sooky
  2. sooky babies
  3. sooky baby
  4. sool
  5. Sool, Sanaag and Cayn
  6. soolam
  7. Soole
  8. sooled
  9. sooler
  10. soolers
  11. sooling

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