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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCēvakam (சேவகம்) noun proh. சே²- [se²-] + அகம். [agam.]
1. Elephant's stall; யானைக்கூடம். சேவக மமைந்த சிறுகட்கரி [yanaikkudam. sevaga mamaintha sirugadkari] (கம்பராமாயணம் தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் [kambaramayanam thailavarukkachurukkam] 12).
2. Sleep; நித் திரை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) யானை சேவகமமைந்ததென்னச் செறி மலரமளிசேர்ந்தான் [nith thirai. (sudamaninigandu) yanai sevagamamainthathennas seri malaramalisernthan] (கம்பராமாயணம் கும்ப. [kambaramayanam kumba.] 9).
3. A common bulb on sandy shores. See பேயுள்ளி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [peyulli. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Cēvakam (சேவகம்) noun < sēvaka.
1. Service, as of soldier, peon; ஊழியம். சிலதியராகிச் சூழ்ந்து சேவகஞ் செய்ய [uzhiyam. silathiyaragis suzhnthu sevagagn seyya] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் அட்டமா. [thiruvilaiyadar puranam attama.] 7).
2. Valour, bravery; வீரம். என்னெடுஞ் சேவகந் தோற்க [viram. ennedugn sevagan thorka] (கம்பராமாயணம் நாகபா. [kambaramayanam nagapa.] 10).
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: Cevakamelutu.
Ends with: Anukkaccevakam, Arruppuccevakam, Atcevakam, Attaniccevakam, Kalarcevakam, Makkatcevakam, Utcevakam.
Full-text: Cevakamelutu, Utcevakam, Cevakakkacu, Tayinattu, Attaniccevakam, Atcevakam, Anukkaccevakam, Makkatcevakam, Curruvalaiyam.
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