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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCaukanti (சௌகந்தி) noun < saugandhika.
1. A kind of ruby having the tint of the red-flowered water-lily, one of four māṇikkam, q. v.; மாணிக்கவகை. [manikkavagai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 186, உரை. [urai.])
2. A mineral poison; கந்தகபாஷாணம் [kanthagapashanam] (W.)
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: Caukantikam.
Full-text: Caukantikam, Manikkam.
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