Ekkantam, Ekkaṇṭam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ekkaṇṭam (எக்கண்டம்) noun < idem. +.

1. A whole, not made up of parts or pieces, as a monolith; முழுக்கூறு. தேகம் எக்கண்டமாய் வீங்கி விட்டது. [muzhukkuru. thegam ekkandamay vingi vittathu.] Local usage

2. Unmindfulness, absence of courtesy, roughness; நிர்த்தாட்சிண்யம். அவன் எக் கண்டம் பண்ணுகிறான். [nirthadsinyam. avan eg kandam pannugiran.] Local usage

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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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