Kolakalam, Kōlākalam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kōlākalam (கோலாகலம்) noun < kōlāhala.

1. Loud and confused noise, clamour, uproar; கூக்குரல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kukkural. (pingalagandu)]

2. Parade, show, ostentation; ஆடம்பரம். கூராரும் வேல்விழியார் கோலா கலங்க ளெல்லாம் [adambaram. kurarum velvizhiyar kola kalanga lellam] (பிரபோதசந்திரோதயம் [pirapothasandirothayam] 27, 14).

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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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