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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tacami (தசமி) noun < daśamī.

1. The tenth lunar day of the bright or dark fortnight; பத்தாந் திதி. உளம் விரும்புந் தசமிதனி லுஞற்று மானால் [pathan thithi. ulam virumbun thasamithani lugnarru manal] (சேதுபுராணம் துரா. [sethupuranam thura.] 30).

2. A kind of bread, eaten especially in tacami; தசமியில் உண்ணுவ தான ஒரு பணிகாரம். [thasamiyil unnuva thana oru panigaram.] Mahārāṣṭra.

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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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Starts with: Tacamicam.

Ends with: Kairattacami, Vicayatacami.

Full-text: Vicayatacami, Vijayayattirai, Pattirai, Vetai.

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