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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMatiyam (மதியம்) noun < மதி³. [mathi³.]
1. Moon; சந்திரன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) கொன்றை மதியமும் . . . துன்றிய சென்னியர் [santhiran. (pingalagandu) konrai mathiyamum . . . thunriya senniyar] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 17, 10).
2. Full moon; பூரண சந்திரன். வானூர் மதியம்போல் வைகலுந் தேயுமே தானே சிறிய திருமடல்ார் தொடர்பு [purananuru santhiran. vanur mathiyambol vaigalun theyume thane siriyar thodarpu] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 125).
3. Fullmoon day; பௌர்ணமி. [paurnami.] Coimbatore
4. Month; மாதம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [matham. (pingalagandu)]
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Matiyam (மதியம்) noun < madhya.
1. Centre; நடு. ஒரினன் மதியத்தினை யோதுமே [nadu. orinan mathiyathinai yothume] (மேருமந்தரபுராணம் [merumandarapuranam] 1127).
2. Noon, midday; மத்தியானம். [mathiyanam.] Local usage
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Matiyam (மதியம்) noun < மதி²-. [mathi²-.] Guess, estimate; மதிப்பு. [mathippu.] (W.)
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Māṭiyam (மாடியம்) noun < idem. See மாடிகை. மாடியந் தானைமன்னர் [madigai. madiyan thanaimannar] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 537).
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: Matiyamasana, Matiyamet, Matiyameta, Matiyampal, Matiyampurala, Matiyams.
Ends with: Kaimatiyam, Mattumatiyam, Nanmatiyam, Natumatiyam, Talaiccankananmatiyam.
Full-text (+1): Matiyampurala, Natumatiyam, Kaimatiyam, Camarai, Mattumatiyam, Paiyara, Mattiyapaitiram, Mattipam, Nanmatiyam, Matiyappuppu, Matiyantirumpu, Mattiya-taraikatal, Itaivali, Muvulaku, Porpa, Kotantam, Melai, Ara, Ili, Kotu.
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