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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAkaval (அகவல்) noun < idem.
1. Calling, addressing; அழைக்கை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [azhaikkai. (pingalagandu)]
2. High tone, acute accent; எடுத்தலோசை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [eduthalosai. (pingalagandu)]
3. Rhythm peculiar to akaval metre; அகவற்பாவுக்குரிய ஓசை. [agavarpavukkuriya osai.] (யாப்பருங்கலக் காரிகை செய். [yapparungalag karigai sey.] 1.)
4. One of four chief kinds of metre; ஆசிரியப்பா. [asiriyappa.] (தொல். பொ [thol. po] 393.)
5. Screech of the peacock; மயிற்குரல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [mayirkural. (pingalagandu)]
6. Dancing; கூத்தாடல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kuthadal. (pingalagandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Aka-valaipatuttu, Akaval-uricir, Akavalan, Akavalocai, Akavalviruttam.
Ends with: Enticaiyakaval, Nur-paakaval, Olukicaiyakaval, Takaval, Tunkicaiyakaval, Vinayakar Akaval, Viyalamalaiyakaval.
Full-text (+5): Akavalocai, Kattalaiyaciriyam, Oru-pa-orupaktu, Nur-paakaval, Tunkicaiyakaval, Vinayakar Akaval, Enticaiyakaval, Olukicaiyakaval, Ainkurunuru, Akavarcir, Paramakaranan, Cuttirappa, Akavarralicai, Akavalviruttam, Viyalamalaiyakaval, Akavarrurai, Akaval-uricir, Inai-manimalai, Nan-manimalai, Kallatam.
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Tamil Classical Poetry in English Sonnets < [October - December 1974]
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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
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