aliment
n. உணவு, ஊட்டம், வாழ்வதற்கு வேண்டிய ஆதரவு, (வினை) உணவளி, ஊட்டு, தாங்கு, ஆதரவளி, பேணு.
Al"i*ment, n. Etym: [L. alimentum, fr. alere to nourish; akin to Goth. alan to grow, Icel. ala to nourish: cf. F. aliment. See Old.] 1. That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support. Aliments of theiBacon. 2. An allowance for maintenance. [Scot.] Al"i*ment, v. t. 1. To nourish; to support. 2. To provide for the maintenance of. [Scot.]