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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKarumai (கருமை) noun [K. kari, M. karuma.]
1. Blackness, dark colour; கறுப்பு. கருமை பெற்ற கடல் [karuppu. karumai perra kadal] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 62, 5).
2. Greatness, excellence; பெருமை. (திவா.) [perumai. (thiva.)]
3. Vigour, strength; வலிமை. [valimai.] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 21.)
4. Freshness; பசுமை. [pasumai.] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பட்டினப்பாலை [pathuppattu: pattinappalai]
9. உரை. [urai.])
5. Severity, cruelty; கொடுமை. [kodumai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 15, 208, அரும். [arum.])
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Karumai (கருமை) [karu-mai] noun < கரு-மை¹ [karu-mai¹] + மை. [mai.] Goat; வெள்ளாடு. [velladu.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 16.)
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Karumai (கருமை) noun Heat. See கருமம்². [karumam².]
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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Full-text (+62): Kariyan, Karvalayam, Karumpatai, Karuvalan, Karumayir, Karuvankam, Karacca, Karunkancam, Karunantu, Karunar, Karuneytal, Karvannar, Karuntirukkai, Karunapi, Kariyanimpam, Karuvuppu, Karu-vakai, Karumarutu, Karuvumattai, Karivalankola.
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