Cunnam, Cuṇṇam, Cuṉṉam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCuṇṇam (சுண்ணம்) noun < Pkt. cuṇṇa.
1. Powder, dust; பொடி. செம்பொற் சுண்ணம் [podi. sembor sunnam] (பெருங்கதை உஞ்சைக். [perungathai unchaig.] 33, 120).
2. See சுண்ணப்பொடி. பலதொகு பிடித்த தாதுகு சுண்ணத்தர் [sunnappodi. palathogu piditha thathugu sunnathar] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 399).
3. Pollen dust; பூந்தாதுத் தாள். தாழைக் கொழு மட லவிழ்ந்த . . . சுண்ணம் [punthathuth thal. thazhaig kozhu mada lavizhntha . . . sunnam] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 4, 18).
4. Flower; மலர். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [malar. (pingalagandu)]
5. The 24th nakṣatra; சதயம். [sathayam.] (விதானமாலை குணாகுண. [vithanamalai kunaguna.] 14.)
6. Lime, oxide of calcium; சுண்ணாம்பு. [sunnambu.]
7. A mode of constructing a stanza in which the words in a pair of four-footed lines are transposed from their natural order; ஈரடியெண்சீரைப் பொருள்முறை யின்றித் துணித்துச் செய்யுளியற்றும் முறை. [iradiyensiraip porulmurai yinrith thunithus seyyuliyarrum murai.] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 406.)
8. A stanza of four lines set to music, one of four col-vakai; சொல்வகை நான்க னுள் நான்கடியான் வரும் இசைப்பாட்டு. [solvagai nanka nul nankadiyan varum isaippattu.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 12, பக். [pag.] 88.)
9. A variety of silk; பட்டுவகை. [pattuvagai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 108, உரை. [urai.])
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Cuṉṉam (சுன்னம்) noun < Pkt. sunna < śūnya. Cipher, circular mark; சுழி. [suzhi.]
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Cuṉṉam (சுன்னம்) noun < Pkt. cunna < cūrṇa. Quick-lime, mortar; சுண்ணாம்பு. [sunnambu.]
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 (+10): Cunna-molimarru, Cunnamanon, Cunnamatu, Cunnamgey, Cunnampataital, Cunnampati, Cunnampor, Cunnampu, Cunnampuccippi, Cunnampukkal, Cunnampukkalavay, Cunnampukkarai, Cunnampukkaran, Cunnampukkarantakam, Cunnampukkay, Cunnampukkirai, Cunnampukkuttan, Cunnampukuttu, Cunnampulakkai, Cunnampupparaiyar.
Ends with: Carakkuccunnam, Cutticcunnam, Iracaccunnam, Karcunnam, Kaya-citticunnam, Kilincircunnam, Mokanaccunnam, Muttuccunnam, Naccu-koticunnam, Palitaccunnam, Porcunnam, Puncunnam, Uppuccunnam, Vankaccunnam.
Full-text (+16): Kilincircunnam, Puncunnam, Uppuccunnam, Kaya-citticunnam, Muttuccunnam, Vankaccunnam, Palitaccunnam, Carakkuccunnam, Karcunnam, Iracaccunnam, Mokanaccunnam, Cunnamatu, Cutticcunnam, Naccu-koticunnam, Por-cunnamitittal, Porcunnam, Sunnam, Sudha, Cunnai, Cunnacci.
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