Maratam, Marāṭam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Maratam (மரதம்) noun < marata. Death; சாவு. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [savu. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Marāṭam (மராடம்) noun < மராட்டம்². [marattam².]

1. The Mahratta country, one of 56 tēcam, q.v.; ஐம்பத் தாறுதேசத்து ளொன்றான் மகாராஷ்டிரம். [aimbath tharuthesathu lonran magarashdiram.]

2. The language spoken in the Mahratta country; மகாராஷ்டிரபாஷை. (திவா.) [magarashdirapashai. (thiva.)]

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Marāṭam (மராடம்) noun See மருக்காரை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [marukkarai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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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