Kacakarnam, Kacakarṇam, Kaca-karnam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kacakarṇam (கசகர்ணம்) [kaca-karṇam] noun < gaja + karṇa.

1. Lit., elephant’s ear, term used to denote the art of moving or waving one’s ears in imitation of the elephant; காதாட்டும் வித்தை. [kathattum vithai.]

2. A task involving stupendous effort; பெருமுயற்சியால் ஆக வேண்டிய காரியம். [perumuyarsiyal aga vendiya kariyam.]

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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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