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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMalaiyam (மலையம்) noun See மலயம்¹. [malayam¹.] மலையமென்பது பொதியமா மலையதின் மறவோர் நிலயம் [malaiyamenpathu pothiyama malaiyathin maravor nilayam] (கம்பார. படைக்காட். [kambaramayanam padaikkad.] 15).
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Malaiyam (மலையம்) noun < மலை⁴. [malai⁴.]
1. Summit of a mountain; மலையினுச்சி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [malaiyinuchi. (pingalagandu)]
2. (Music) A secondary melody-type of the kuṟiñci class; குறிஞ்சியாழ்த்திறத்தொன்று. [kurinchiyazhthirathonru.]
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: Malaiyaman, Malaiyamanakku, Malaiyamanatu, Malaiyami, Malaiyamparutti.
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