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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCuvarṇam (சுவர்ணம்) noun < suvarṇa.
1. Gold; பொன். [pon.]
2. Coin; நாணயம். சுவர்ணாதாயம். [nanayam. suvarnathayam.]
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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