Camakam, Cāmakam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Camakam (சமகம்) noun < camaka. A Vēdic hymn in praise of Śiva; சிவபிரானைத் துதிக்கும் ஒரு வேதமந்திரம். நமகமார் சமகம் [sivapiranaith thuthikkum oru vethamanthiram. namagamar samagam] (சேதுபுராணம் இராமநாடகம் [sethupuranam iramanadagam] 47).

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Cāmakam (சாமகம்) noun perhaps from śānaka. Whetstone; சாணைக்கல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [sanaikkal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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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