Tontaimantalam, Toṇṭaimaṇṭalam, Tontai-mantalam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconToṇṭaimaṇṭalam (தொண்டைமண்டலம்) [toṇṭai-maṇṭalam] noun < தொண்டை² [thondai²] +. An ancient division of the Tamil country, which included the districts of Arcot, Chingleput and Nellore, with Conjeevaram as its capital; காஞ்சியைத் தலைநகராகக் கொண்டதும் ஆர்க்காடு செங்கற்பட்டு நெல்லூர் ஜில் லாக்களை உள்ளடக்கியதுமான தமிழ்நாட்டுப் பகுதி. தொண்டைமண்டலசதகம். [kanchiyaith thalainagaragak kondathum arkkadu sengarpattu nellur jil lakkalai ulladakkiyathumana thamizhnattup paguthi. thondaimandalasathagam.]
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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Partial matches: Tontai.
Ends with: Cayan-konta-tontaimantalam.
Full-text: Cayan-konta-tontaimantalam, Tontai-mantalacatakam, Tontaiyor, Venkatakkottam, Pottappi, Pularkottam, Tontainatu, Pal-kunrakottam, Tuluvavelalar, cekkilar, Tontaiman, Tontai.
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