Camaram, Cāmaram: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Camaram (சமரம்) noun < samara. Battle, fight; போர். இலங்கையி லெழுந்த சமரமும் [por. ilangaiyi lezhuntha samaramum] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 26, 238).

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Camaram (சமரம்) noun cf. śalala. Porcupine; முள்ளம்பன்றி. (நிகண்டு) [mullambanri. (nigandu)]

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Camaram (சமரம்) noun < camara.

1. Yak; கவரிமா. [kavarima.]

2. A kind of fly-flapper, chowry; சாமரை. [samarai.]

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Cāmaram (சாமரம்) [cā-maram] noun < சா- [sa-] +. Impaling-stake; கழு. குறித்த சாமரம் பெற்றது குற்றமோ [kazhu. kuritha samaram perrathu kurramo] (திருவாலவாயுடையார் திருவிளையாடற். [thiruvalavayudaiyar thiruvilaiyadar.] 38, 51).

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Cāmaram (சாமரம்) noun < cāmara. Chowry, bushy tail of the yak, used as a fly-flapper for idols or as a royal insignia; கவரிமானின் மயிரால் அமைந்த இராசசின்னம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kavarimanin mayiral amaintha irasasinnam. (sudamaninigandu)]

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Cāmaram (சாமரம்) noun cf. śyāmā. Jalap. See சிவதை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sivathai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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