Cikantam, Cikaṇṭam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cikaṇṭam (சிகண்டம்) noun < śikhaṇḍa.

1. Peacock's tail; மயிற்றோகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [mayirrogai. (pingalagandu)]

2. Tuft of hair on the head; தலைமுடி. சசிகண்ட சிகண்டா [thalaimudi. sasiganda siganda] (திருவிசை. திருமாளி. கோயில் [thiruvisai. thirumali. koyil], 1, 3).

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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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