Mashakam, Māṣakam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMāṣakam (மாஷகம்) noun < māṣa. A standard weight for weighing gold; பொன்னிறை வகை. [ponnirai vagai.] (S. I. I. iii, 257-8.)
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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