Karatam, Karaṭam, Karāṭam, Kāraṭam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaraṭam (கரடம்) noun < karaṭa.
1. Crow; காக்கை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kakkai. (pingalagandu)]
2. Trace of must on an elephant’s cheek; யானை மதம்பாய் சுவடு. (திவா.) [yanai mathambay suvadu. (thiva.)]
3. Aperture in an elephant’s temple from which must flows out; யானைக்கவுளினின்றும் மதம்பாயுந் துவாரம். யானையின் கொடிறுவாய் கரடம தடைத்தல் கூடுமே [yanaikkavulininrum mathambayun thuvaram. yanaiyin kodiruvay karadama thadaithal kudume] (இரகுவமிசம் திக்கு. [iraguvamisam thikku.] 120).
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Karāṭam (கராடம்) noun < karahāṭa. Emetic-nut. See மருக்காரை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [marukkarai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Kāraṭam (காரடம்) noun [Telugu: gāraḍamu, K. gāraḍa.] See காரடவித்தை. [karadavithai.]
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Karāṭam (கராடம்) noun < karahāṭa. Tuber of the lotus plant; தாமரைக்கிழங்கு. (நாநார்த்த.) [thamaraikkizhangu. (nagarthathipigai)]
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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Starts with: Karatamukha.
Ends with: Akacakaratam, Asem Karatam, Jarakaratam, Makaratam, Mukaratam, Tirkkaratam.
Full-text: Akacakaratam, Kri.
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