Cikaramvai, Cikaram-vai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cikaramvai (சிகரம்வை) [cikaramvaittal] [cikaram-vai] intransitive verb < சிகரம்¹ [sigaram¹] +.

1. To put up knob on a steeple or tower; கோபுரம் முதலியவற்றின் உச்சியிற் கலசம் அமைத்தல். [kopuram muthaliyavarrin uchiyir kalasam amaithal.]

2. To furnish with knobs, as in ear-ornaments worn by women; ஆபரணத்திற் கொண்டை வைத்தல். [aparanathir kondai vaithal.] (W.)

3. To speak in an impressive clever manner; மனத்திற் பதியும்படி சமர்த்தாகப் பேசுதல். [manathir pathiyumbadi samarthagap pesuthal.] Local usage

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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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