Kiranam, Kiraṇam, Kirāṇam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKiraṇam (கிரணம்) noun < kiraṇa.
1. Ray of light, beam; கதிர். [kathir.]
2. Light, brightness, brilliancy; ஒளி. கிரணக் கலாபி [oli. kiranag kalapi] (கந்தரலங். [kantharalang.] 21).
3. An ancient Śaiva scripture in Sanskrit, one of 28 civākamam, q. v.; சிவாகமங்கள் இருபத்தெட்ட னுள் ஒன்று. [sivagamangal irupathetta nul onru.] (சைவசமய நெறி பொது. [saivasamaya neri pothu.] 335, உரை. [urai.])
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Kirāṇam (கிராணம்) noun < ghrāṇa. Nose; மூக்கு. (திவா.) [mukku. (thiva.)]
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Kirāṇam (கிராணம்) noun < grahaṇa.
1. Eclipse; கிரகணம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kiraganam. (sudamaninigandu)]
2. Small brass basin; சிறுவட்டில். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [siruvattil. (pingalagandu)]
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: Kiranamali, Kiranamalin, Kiranamaya, Kiranamula, Kiranamvicu.
Ends with: Avakiranam, Cankakiranam, Cankiranam, Navaccarakkiranam, Pirakiranam, Ukkiranam.
Full-text: Kiranamvicu, Navaccarakkiranam, Rashmi, Utkirana, Arucci, Shaivagama, Marici, Coti, Ko, Kanti, Karam, Kai, Avi, Kal.
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