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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKavittam (கவித்தம்) noun < kapittha.
1. Wood-apple. See விளா. களிறுணுங் கவித்தம் [vila. kalirunung kavitham] (விநாயகபு. [vinayagapu.] 53, 38).
2. Hand with tightly closed fingers, fist; கைம்முட்டி. இருகையுங் கவித்தமாக்கி [kaimmutti. irugaiyung kavithamakki] (கந்தபு. காவிரி. [kanthapu. kaviri.] 40).
3. (Nāṭya.) A pose of the hand in gesticulation to represent an action of a hermaphrodite; அபிநயத்துக்குரிய அலிக்கைவகை. [apinayathukkuriya alikkaivagai.] (சுந்தானந்தப்பிரகாசம் சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை பக். [suthasangithai silappathigaram arumbathavurai pag.] 92.)
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Kavittam (கவித்தம்) noun Christmas rose. See கடுரோகிணி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kadurogini. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Ends with: Ninkavittam.
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