Cilampan, Cilampaṉ: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCilampaṉ (சிலம்பன்) noun < சிலம்பு. [silambu.]
1. Chief of a hilly tract; குறிஞ்சித்தலைவன். அயந்திகழ் சிலம்ப [kurinchithalaivan. ayanthigazh silamba] (ஐங்குறுநூறு [aingurunuru] 264).
2. Skanda, as Lord of the hilly tract; முருகன். [murugan.] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 12, இருபாற். [irupar.] 10, கொளு. [kolu.])
3. The freshet in the river Kāvēri, as in the month of Cittirai; காவேரியின் புதுவெள் ளம். சித்திரைச் சிலம்பன். [kaveriyin puthuvel lam. sithirais silamban.] Local usage
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Cilampaṉ (சிலம்பன்) noun An ancient coin; பழமொழிைய நாணயவகை. [pazhaiya nanayavagai.] (சரவண. பணவிடுதூது [saravana. panaviduthuthu] 56.)
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: Cilampankattu.
Ends with: Cittiraiccilampan.
Full-text: Cittiraiccilampan, Murugan.
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