Avacam, Āvācam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAvacam (அவசம்) noun < a-vaśa. Bewilderment, being beside oneself, not having one’s own free will; தன்வசப்படாமை. ஆவிய தில்லா ளென்ன வவசமாய் [thanvasappadamai. aviya thilla lenna vavasamay] (கந்தபு. வள்ளலார்சாத்திரம்ியம். [kanthapu. valliyam.] 153).
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Āvācam (ஆவாசம்) noun < ā-vāsa.
1. Town; நகரம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [nagaram. (pingalagandu)]
2. Agricultural town; மருதநிலத் தூர். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [maruthanilath thur. (sudamaninigandu)]
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: Avacambadu, Avacamhi, Avacamyama, Avasam.
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