Cilami, Cilamī: 3 definitions
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Cilami means something in Marathi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycilamī (चिलमी).—a (cilama) One that smokes. 2 Set on foot by idle smokers--news, reports.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcilamī (चिलमी).—a One that smokes.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCilami (சிலமி) noun < சிலமம். [silamam.]
1. See சிலம்பக்காரன். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி). [silambakkaran. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi).]
2. Bully, blusterer; அடாபிடிக் காரன். [adapidig karan.] (J.)
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Cilami (சிலமி) [cilamittal] 11 intransitive verb < சிலம்பம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [silambam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
1. To fence with the quarter-staff; சிலம்பம் பண்ணுதல். [silambam pannuthal.]
2. To threaten; அதட்டுதல். [athattuthal.]
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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