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ചിങ്ങം
chingngam ciṅṅaṁ /t͡ʃiŋːɐm/
Definition
Meaning and examples
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Leo, one of the constellations that form the zodiac, located in the Northern hemisphere.
ചിങ്ങം മാസത്തിലാണ് ഓണം. ciṅṅam māsattilāṇu ōṇam. “Onam falls in the month of Chingam.”
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Chingam, the first month of the Malayalam calendar roughly corresponding to mid-August to mid-September.
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lion
Etymology
Tadbhava of Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha, “lion”). Doublet of സിംഹം (siṁhaṁ). Cognate with Tamil சிங்கம் (ciṅkam, “lion, Leo”)