kadam

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tropical evergreen tree, Neolamarckia cadamba (syn. Anthocephalus indicus, Nauclea cadamba), native to South and Southeast Asia. India
    — Kinaram made the elephant sit under a large kadam tree.
  2. A unit of distance, equal to 10 miles. South-Asia,historical
    — Accordingly Mangamal had all the roads throughout the kingdom formed into avenues; and at the distance of every kadam (10 English miles) she had a choultry built

词形变化

kadams plural cadamba alternative kadamba alternative kadamb alternative kadams plural

词源

词源 1
Cf. Bengali কদম (kodom), corruption of Sanskrit कदम्ब (kadamba). Ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *kaṭ-ampu (“Neolamarckia cadamba”).
词源 2
Cf. Bengali কদম (kodom, “step”), borrowed ultimately from Arabic قَدَم (qadam, “foot”).
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