Karakkarunai, Kārakkaruṇai, Kara-karunai, Kārākkaruṇai, Kāṟākkaruṇai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kārakkaruṇai (காரக்கருணை) [kāra-karuṇai] noun < கார்¹- [kar¹-] +. Elephant yam. See காறுகருணை. [karugarunai.] (M. M. 289.)

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Kārākkaruṇai (காராக்கருணை) [kārā-karuṇai] noun < கார்²- [kar²-] + ஆ [a]negative +. Tahiti arrowroot. See காறாக்கருணை [karakkarunai], 2.

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Kāṟākkaruṇai (காறாக்கருணை) [kāṟā-karuṇai] noun < காறு- [karu-] +.

1. Tuberous-rooted herb, Amorphophattus campanulatus; சேனைச்செடி. [senaichedi.] (K. R.)

2. Tahiti arrowroot, Tacca pinnatifida; சேனைச்செடி வகை. [senaichedi vagai.] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 416.)

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