ചേമ്പ്

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kēmpu. Cognates include Kannada ಕೆಸು (kesu, “taro”), Tamil சேம்பு (cēmpu, “taro”), Telugu చేమ (cēma, “taro”) and Tulu ಚೇವು (cēvu, “taro”).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeːmbɨ̆/

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ചേമ്പ് • (cēmpŭ)

1. taro, Colocasia esculenta, a species of monocotyledonous plant with broad waxy leaves and edible corms
2. The corm of this plant used as a vegetable
3. Any of the plants of the genus Colocasia or their corms

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• Gundert, Hermann (1872), “ചേന്പു”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
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• https://dict.sayahna.org/#/stv/52526