Kilakam, Kīlakam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kīlakam (கீலகம்) noun < kīlaka. [Telugu: kīlakamu.]

1. Pin, bolt, wedge; ஆணி. [ani.] (W.)

2. Joint, juncture; பொருத்து. [poruthu.] (R.)

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Kīlakam (கீலகம்) perhaps from Marathi gillā. Tact, shrewdness, subtlety; தந்திரம். கீலகமறிந்து பேசு கிறவன். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [thanthiram. kilagamarinthu pesu kiravan. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Kīlakam (கீலகம்) noun < kīlaka. Intrigue; trouble; கலகம். ஏவர் கீலகத்தினால் . . . மெத்த வுங் காய்கிறாய் [kalagam. evar kilagathinal . . . metha vung kaykiray] (சிவக்கொழுந்து தேசிகர் சரபேந்திர. குற. [sivakkozhundu thesigar sarapenthira. kura.] 17, 7).

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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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