Akattiyam, Ākāttiyam, Akāttiyam: 1 definition
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Akattiyam (அகத்தியம்) noun < Agastya. Tamil grammar by Agastya, of which little is extant; அகத்திய முனிவரால் செய்யப்பட்ட தமி ழிலக்கண நூல். (தொல்காப்பியப் பாயிரவிருத்தி உரை.) [agathiya munivaral seyyappatta thami zhilakkana nul. (tholkappiyap payiraviruthi urai.)]
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Akattiyam (அகத்தியம்) adverb [Telugu: agatyamu, K. agatya.] cf. a-gati. See அகத்தியமாய். [agathiyamay.]
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Ākāttiyam (ஆகாத்தியம்) noun [Telugu: agātyamu, K. āgātya.] Pretence, simulating agony or injury, outrageous behaviour such as threatening to commit suicide; பாசாங்கு. ஆகாத்தியக்கார னுக்குப் பிரமகத்திக்காரன் சாட்சி. [pasangu. agathiyakkara nukkup piramagathikkaran sadsi.]
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Akāttiyam (அகாத்தியம்) noun probably from ஆகாத் தியம். [agath thiyam.] (W.)
1. Wickedness; பொல்லாங்கு. [pollangu.]
2. Deceit; வஞ்சகம். [vanchagam.]
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: Akattiyamay.
Full-text: Perakattiyam, Collakattiyam.
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