"appam" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈpɑm/ Forms: appams [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil அப்பம் (appam). Doublet of hopper. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ta|அப்பம்}} Tamil அப்பம் (appam), {{dbt|en|hopper}} Doublet of hopper Head templates: {{en-noun}} appam (plural appams)
  1. A thin South Asian pancake made from rice flour and coconut Derived forms: Pesaha appam
    Sense id: en-appam-en-noun-ifVHjgZB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Foods

Noun [Proto-Dravidian]

Etymology: *app + *-am. Etymology templates: {{af|dra-pro|*app|*-am}} *app + *-am Head templates: {{head|dra-pro|noun}} *appam
  1. rice cake Tags: reconstruction

Inflected forms

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