Alokam, Alōkam, Ālōkam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAlōkam (அலோகம்) noun < a-lōka. (Jaina philosophy) Immaterial or spiritual world; காணப்படாத உல கம். அலோகநுங்கி [kanappadatha thiruvisaippa kam. aloganungi] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 3082).
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Ālōkam (ஆலோகம்) noun < ā-lōka.
1. Sight; பார்வை. [parvai.] (W.)
2. Light; ஒளி. சூரியகிரணம் முத லிய ஆலோகசகாயத்தினால் [oli. suriyagiranam mutha liya alogasagayathinal] (சித். மரபு. கண். [sith. marapu. kan.] 10).
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Alōkam (அலோகம்) noun < a-lōka. (தக்கயாகப்பரணி அரும். [thakkayagapparani arum.])
1. World where the sun’s rays do not fall; சூரியகிரணம்படாத உலகம். [suriyagiranambadatha ulagam.]
2. That which is not constituted of the five elements; பஞ்சபூதசம்பந்த மில்லாதது. [panchaputhasambantha millathathu.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Alokamala, Alokamandalaprabha, Alokamarga, Alokamathuranathi, Alokamco.
Ends with (+13): A-pirakirutalokam, Akamintiralokam, Amaralokam, Canalokam, Cattalokam, Cattiyalokam, Cikalokam, Civalokam, Ikalokam, Lokalokam, Makalokam, Malokam, Mattiyalokam, Motcalokam, Nakalokam, Naralokam, Pancalokam, Paralokam, Piramalokam, Piretalokam.
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