Curiyakanam, Cūriyakaṇam, Curiya-kanam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cūriyakaṇam (சூரியகணம்) [cūriya-kaṇam] noun < sūrya + gaṇa. Metrical foot of nēr-nirai-nēr (-̮̮- [-̮̮-]) considered inauspicious at the commencement of a poem; நூலின் முதற்செய்யுளின் முதலில் அமை தல் கூடாதென்று நீக்கப்பட்ட கூவிளங்காய் என்னும் வாய்பாடுபற்றிவரும் தீக்கணச்சீர்வகை. [nulin mutharseyyulin muthalil amai thal kudathenru nikkappatta kuvilangay ennum vaypaduparrivarum thikkanachirvagai.] (இலக்கண விளக்கம் [ilakkana vilakkam] 800, உரை. [urai.])

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