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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMatiram (மதிரம்) noun See மதிரை. மதுக மதிர முதலா [mathirai. mathuga mathira muthala] (பெருங்கதை வத்தவ. [perungathai vathava.] 11, 87).
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Mātiram (மாதிரம்) noun
1. cf. mahā-diśa. Point of the compass; திக்கு. மாதிரத் தீண்டிய விருளு முண்டோ [thikku. mathirath thindiya virulu mundo] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 90).
2. Elephant; யானை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [yanai. (pingalagandu)]
3. Mountain; வைத்திய மலையகராதி மழைதொழி லுதவ மாதிரங் கொழுக்க [vaithiya malaiyagarathi mazhaithozhi luthava mathirang kozhukka] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 10, உரை [urai]).
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Mātiram (மாதிரம்) noun cf. mātariśvan. Atmosphere; air; ஆகாயம். வலமாதிரத்தான் வளி கொட்ப [agayam. valamathirathan vali kodpa] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 5).
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Mātiram (மாதிரம்) noun perhaps from mahā-sthirā. Earth, ground; நிலம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [nilam. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Mātiram (மாதிரம்) noun cf. மாதிகம். [mathigam.] Circle, sphere; மண்டிலம். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [mandilam. (agarathi nigandu)]
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