Centamil, Centamiḻ, Cen-tamil: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCentamiḻ (செந்தமிழ்) [cen-tamiḻ] noun < செம்-மை [sem-mai] +. [Malayalam: centamiḻ.] Refined, standard Tamil, free from all corruptive elements, opposed to koṭu-n-tamiḻ; கலப்பற்ற தூய தமிழ். செந்தமிழ் நிலத்து வழக்கொடு சிவணி [kalapparra thuya thamizh. senthamizh nilathu vazhakkodu sivani] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 398).
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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Partial matches: Cen, Tamil, Chen, Sen.
Starts with: Cen-tamililakkanam, Cen-tamilnatu, Cen-tamilnilam.
Full-text: Cen-tamilnilam, Olinatu, Cen-tamililakkanam, Cen-tamilnatu, Kotuntamil, Tanukkoti, Panpatu.
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