Karkanatu, Kaṟkānāṭu, Karka-natu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṟkānāṭu (கற்காநாடு) [kaṟkā-nāṭu] noun < கற்கா [karka] +. Rocky portion of Coimbatore district on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, one of 12 koṭun-tamiḻ-nāṭu, q.v.; கொடுந்தமிழ்நாடு பன்னிரண்ட னுள் ஒன்றாய்க் கோயம்புத்தூர்ஜில்லாவைச் சார்ந்து மேற்குத்தொடர்ச்சிமலையின் கீழ்ப்புறத்தில் கற்குன்று கள் நிறைந்துள்ள நாடு. [kodunthamizhnadu panniranda nul onrayk koyambuthurjillavais sarnthu merkuthodarchimalaiyin kizhppurathil karkunru kal nirainthulla nadu.] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 400, சேனா. [sena.])

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