English Meaning of colam

Meaning of 'colam'

colan s. a kind of gram, great millet, maize.

colak katir, the spike of colam.

colac coyu, boiled maize.

colat tattai, -tattu, maize stalks.

kakkayc colam, a variety of smaller kind.

cencolam, another variety of a large kind.

makkac (mokkac) colam, maize, Indian corn, (probably as coming from Mecca or Mocca)

muttuc colam, a large kind resembling pearls.

Meaning of சளம்

s. distress, துன்பம்; 2. deceit, வஞ்சனை; 3. wrath, ire, கோபம்.

சளன், a deceitful person.

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