Calan, Calaṉ, Calāṉ, Caḷaṉ, Cālaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCalaṉ (சலன்) noun < calana. Foot, leg; கால். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kal. (pingalagandu)]
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Calāṉ (சலான்) noun < Urdu calān.
1. A form of particulars concerning money remitted to a treasury; பணத்துடன் கஜானாவுக்கு அனுப்பும் விவரக்குறிப்பு நமூனா. [panathudan kajanavukku anuppum vivarakkurippu namuna.] (C. G.)
2. Order issued by a court directing deposit of money; பணம் கட்டும்படி கோர்ட்டு கொடுக்கும் உத்திரவு. [panam kattumbadi korttu kodukkum uthiravu.] Local usage
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Caḷaṉ (சளன்) [caḷam] noun < chala. Deceitful person; வஞ்சகன். காமச் சளன் செய்த கன்மத்தை [vanchagan. kamas salan seytha kanmathai] (பிரபோதசந்திரோதயம் [pirapothasandirothayam] 6, 38).
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Cālaṉ (சாலன்) noun < Śālīvāhana. Cālivāhaṉa, from whom the current epoch started; சாலிவாகனன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [salivaganan. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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 (+47): Calamda, Calamgu, Calamki, Calamku, Calan-calanenal, Calan-kalluma, Calana, Calanacalti, Calanacamjo, Calanacitra, Calanai, Calanaka, Calanakalam, Calanakalana, Calanam, Calanamga, Calanan, Calananarampu, Calanaoha, Calanapuli.
Ends with: Acalan, Acancalan, Kucalan, Macalan, Mancalan, Nayacalan, Neliccalan, Niccalan, Noyncalan, Pancalan, Pattavarcalan, Vacalan, Valiccalan, Venkatacalan.
Full-text: Calan-calanenal, Calantaram, Calantaru, Salan, Chalan, Calana, Calan-kalluma, Celan, Salana, Calankovai, Calankottal, Taruppam, Calancey, Parthiva, Cal.
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