Arakam, Arākam, Ārakam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconArākam (அராகம்) noun < அராகி-. [aragi-.]
1. A member of certain classes of kali verse characterised by rapid movement; கலிப்பா வகைகளின் உறுப்புக்களூ ளொன்று. [kalippa vagaigalin uruppukkalu lonru.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 464.)
2. Gold; பொன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pon. (pingalagandu)]
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Arākam (அராகம்) noun < rāga.
1. Melody-type; இராகம். பாவமொ டராகந் தாள மிம்மூன்றும் [iragam. pavamo daragan thala mimmunrum] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் கான்மாறி. [thiruvilaiyadar puranam kanmari.] 8).
2. A secondary melody-type of the pālai class; பாலையாழ்த்திற வகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [palaiyazhthira vagai. (pingalagandu)]
3. A melody-type. See தக்கராகம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thakkaragam. (pingalagandu)]
4. Passion, love, vehement desire; இச்சை. அராகமில ரானவர் பராவும் [ichai. aragamila ranavar paravum] (சேதுபுராணம் சருவ. [sethupuranam saruva.] 21).
5. Redness; சிவப்பு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [sivappu. (pingalagandu)]
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Arākam (அராகம்) noun < a-rāga. Absence of desire; இச்சையின்மை. [ichaiyinmai.]
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Ārakam (ஆரகம்) noun < hāraka. (Mathematics) Divisor; வகுக்குமெண். [vagukkumen.] Pond.
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Ārakam (ஆரகம்) noun cf. ஆர்க்கம். [arkkam.] Blood; இரத்தம். [iratham.] (W.)
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: Arakamcatti.
Ends with (+133): A-candra-tarakam, Acandratarakam, Achandratarakam, Amarakam, Ankarakam, Apaharakam, Appayattutarakam, Arttarakam, Asmarakam, Asmarakam, Ativarakam, Attuvayatarakam, Autavarakam, Avakarakam, Avarakam, Bambilinarakam, Cakarakam, Cakkarakarakam, Cakkirakarakam, Calakarakam.
Full-text: Pancakancukam, Vannakavottalicai, Vittiyakalai, Mutukiyal, Vannakam, Arkkam.
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