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sulam

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

Noun

sulam (plural sulams)

  1. (Hinduism, India, Malaysia, Tamil context) a trident, a trishula; a sacred weapon used by Hindu deities.

Forms of sulam

pluralsulams

Origin of sulam

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

Questions about sulam

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

Words near sulam in the dictionary

  1. Sulaimans
  2. Sulaimitian
  3. Sulaimitian Arabic
  4. Sulak
  5. Sulaks
  6. sulam
  7. Sulamit
  8. Sulangan
  9. Sulat
  10. Sulawesi
  11. Sulawesi civet

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