Alitam, Āliṭam, Ālīṭam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconĀliṭam (ஆலிடம்) noun probably from அகல்- [agal-] + இடம். [idam.] Street row; தெருச்சிறகு. (திவா.) [theruchiragu. (thiva.)]
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Ālīṭam (ஆலீடம்) noun < ā-līḍha (which however would correspond to Tamil பிரத்தியா லீடம். [pirathiya lidam.] q.v.). Position of an archer in which the left leg is put forward and the right knee is bent, one of four villōr-nilai, q.v.; இடக் கால் முந்துற்று வலக்கால் மண்டலிக்கும் வில்லோர் நிலை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [idag kal munthurru valakkal mandalikkum villor nilai. (pingalagandu)]
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Ālīṭam (ஆலீடம்) noun < ā-līḍha. (Śaiva Philosophy) A yōgic posture in which a distance of 12 inches separates the two legs which are bent; காலுக் குக்கால் பன்னிரண்டங்குல மிடைவிட்டு மண்டலமாக விருக்கும் யோகாசனவகை. [kalug kukkal pannirandangula midaivittu mandalamaga virukkum yogasanavagai.] (தத்துவப்பிரகாசம் [thathuvappiragasam] 109, உரை. [urai.])
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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Ends with (+17): Ancinan-pukalitam, Askhalitam, Atalitam, Aticankalitam, Camancankalitam, Cukkilakalitam, Ilalitam, Intiriyaskalitam, Kanacankalitam, Kukalitam, Kuvalitam, Lalitam, Nalitam, Narcankalitam, Narkalitam, Naval-akalitam, Palitam, Patalitam, Pinnacankalitam, Pinnaviyavakalitam.
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