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Avaiyam (அவையம்) noun < idem.
1. Assembly of learned men; பண்டிதா கூட்டம். [panditha kuttam.]
2. Judges; நியாயம் உரைக்கும் சபையோர். சிறந்தகொள்கை யறங்கூ றவையமும் [niyayam uraikkum sapaiyor. siranthagolkai yarangu ravaiyamum] (மதுரைச். [mathurais.] 492).
3. Assembly hall; சபாமண்டபம். வாய்மை யிகழ்ந்துளானவை யத்தைமுன் னீறுசெய்து [sapamandapam. vaymai yigazhnthulanavai yathaimun niruseythu] (கந்தபு. சதமுக. [kanthapu. sathamuga.] 21).
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Avaiyam (அவையம்) noun cf. அவயம். [avayam.] Cuscus grass; இலாமிச்சை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [ilamichai. (vaithiya muligai)]
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: Avaiyampotu.
Full-text: Avaiyampotu, Arankuravaiyam.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 84 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
South-Indian Horizons (by Jean-Luc Chevillard)
Chapter 4 - The victory in human life < [Section 4 - Mixed-song or Paripāṭal or Satura]