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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCalañcalam (சலஞ்சலம்) noun probably from jala + cala. A fabulous conch said to be surrounded by 1000 valampuri conches; வலம்புரியாயிரஞ் சூழ்ந்த சங்கு. வலம்புரி சலஞ்சலம் வளைஇய தொத் தனள் [valamburiyayiragn suzhntha sangu. valamburi salanchalam valaiiya thoth thanal] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 184).
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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