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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCuntaram (சுந்தரம்) noun < sundara.
1. Beauty, handsomeness; அழகு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) சுந்தரக் குமுதச் செவ்வாய் [azhagu. (pingalagandu) suntharag kumuthas sevvay] (கம்பராமாயணம் மாயாசனக. [kambaramayanam mayasanaga.] 16).
2. Colour; நிறம். சுந்தரச் சுண்ணத் துகளொடு [niram. suntharas sunnath thugalodu] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 4, 42).
3. Goodness, excellence; நன்மை. சுந்தர நிலமிசைச் சொரிதலின் [nanmai. sunthara nilamisais sorithalin] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 121).
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Cuntaram (சுந்தரம்) noun < sindūra. Red paint. See சுந்தூரம்¹. [sunthuram¹.] சுந்தரம் பெய்த யானைத் தூமருப்பு [suntharam peytha yanaith thumaruppu] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 3048).
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: Cuntara-murttinayanar, Cuntaramurtinayanar, Cuntaramurtti.
Full-text: Suntaram, Cuntarappoti, Cuntara-tolutaiyan.
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