Acalam, A-calam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAcalam (அசலம்) [a-calam] noun < a-cala.
1. That which is fixed; அசையாதது. அசித்தா யசலமாகி [asaiyathathu. asitha yasalamagi] (சிவபிரகாசம் பொது [sivapiragasam pothu], 10).
2. Mountain; வைத்திய மலையகராதி (திவா.) [vaithiya malaiyagarathi (thiva.)]
3. Immovable Liṅga, as the temple gōpura; சிவலிங்க பேதம். கோபுரமாதி யசலம் [sivalinga petham. kopuramathi yasalam] (சைவசமய நெறி பொது. [saivasamaya neri pothu.] 122).
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Acalam (அசலம்) noun < a-cala.
1. Kaṟ-pāṣāṇam, a mineral poison; கற்பாஷாணம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [karpashanam. (vaithiya muligai)]
2. Wedge used in splitting wood, peg, stake; ஆப்பு. (நாநார்த்த.) [appu. (nagarthathipigai)]
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: Calam, A, Shalam.
Starts with: Acalamati.
Ends with (+12): Acalacalam, Akaca-karutacalam, Arunacalam, Atacalam, Cakacalam, Cannacalam, Cattakulacalam, Ceshacalam, Cuttacalam, Imacalam, Intiracalam, Iracalam, Kacalam, Kamacalam, Katacalam, Kumpacalam, Kutacalam, Makacalam, Malacalam, Mayacalam.
Full-text: Venkatacalam, Ponnacalam, Asala, Parisrava, Tushara.
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