Kantaikkan, Kāntaikkaṇ, Kantai-kan: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kāntaikkaṇ (காந்தைக்கண்) [kāntai-kaṇ] noun < idem. +. (Nāṭya.) An expressive ocular movement which consists in opening both the eyes wide; இரண்டு இமைகைளையும் விரித்துவிழிக்கும் அபிநயக்கண். [irandu imaigailaiyum virithuvizhikkum apinayakkan.] (பரதசாஸ்திரம் பாவ. [magaparatham pava.] 91.)

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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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