ജലദോഷം
jaladosham jaladōṣaṁ /d͡ʒɐlɐd̪oːʂɐm/
Definition
Meaning and examples
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common cold
മഴ നനഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ജലദോഷം പിടിച്ചു. maḻa nanaññappōḷ jaladōṣam piṭiccu. “I caught a cold after getting wet in the rain.”
Etymology
Sanskritic formation from ജലം (jalaṁ, “water”, from Sanskrit जल (jala)) + ദോഷം (dōṣaṁ, “fault, blemish”, from Sanskrit दोष (doṣa)). Cognate with Tamil ஜலதோஷம் (jalatōṣam).