Katanam, Kataṉam, Kaṭaṉam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKataṉam (கதனம்) noun < kadana.
1. Vehemence; கடுமை. (திவா.) [kadumai. (thiva.)]
2. Confusion, disorder, disturbance; கலக்கம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kalakkam. (pingalagandu)]
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Kaṭaṉam (கடனம்) noun < kaṭana. Verandah; தாழ்வாரம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thazhvaram. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Kaṭaṉam (கடனம்) noun < ghaṭana. Effort; முயற்சி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [muyarsi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Kataṉam (கதனம்) noun cf. gahana. Jungle; காடு. (அரு. நி.) [kadu. (aru. ni.)]
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Kataṉam (கதனம்) noun < கதி-. [kathi-.] A pace of horse; குதிரையின் கதிவகை. (அரு. நி.) [kuthiraiyin kathivagai. (aru. ni.)]
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Kataṉam (கதனம்) noun < kadana. Battle; போர். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [por. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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: Katanamadheyya.
Ends with (+1): Acatyakatanam, Accuvamukatanam, Attankatanam, Cakkaravakatanam, Celukatanam, Ci-patankatanam, Cukatanam, Cuttikatanam, Cuvarttikatanam, Kannikatanam, Kecankatanam, Makatanam, Mirukatanam, Naukatanam, Pava-murkkatanam, Pirakatanam, Piratikatanam, Tarikatanam, Tekatanam, Utakatanam.
Full-text: Prakathanam, Acatyakatanam, Kadana, Kad, Anukathana, Ayathabhipretakhyana, Anvadesha, Bhutartha, Kraya, Kala, Kattil, Apadesha.
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