kadam
kadam (Neolamarckia cadamba)
Meaning
Noun
- A tropical evergreen tree, Neolamarckia cadamba (syn. Anthocephalus indicus (species), Nauclea cadamba (species)), native to South and Southeast Asia.
- A unit of distance, equal to 10 mile.
Related
Similar words
- burflower-tree, common bur-flower tree, laran, Leichhardt pine
Origin
- Cf. Bengali কদম, corruption of Sanskrit कदम्ब.
- Cf. Bengali কদম ("step"), borrowed ultimately from Arabic قَدَم ("foot").
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