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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTatāstu (ததாஸ்து) interjection < tathāstu. A Sanskrit expression meaning 'amen', 'so be it'; 'அங் ஙனமே ஆகுக' எனப் பொருள்படும் ஒரு வடமொழி வாழ்த்துத்தொடர். [ang nganame aguka' enap porulpadum oru vadamozhi vazhthuthodar.] Brāh.
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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