Mokam, Mokāṃ, Mokām, Mōkam: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Mokāṃ (ಮೊಕಾಂ):—[noun] = ಮೊಕ್ಕಾಂ [mokkam].

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Mōkam (மோகம்) noun < mōha.

1. Loss of consciousness; fainting; மூர்ச்சை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [murchai. (sudamaninigandu)]

2. Delusion of mind which prevents one from discerning the truth; மாயையால் நிகழும் மயக்க வுணர்ச்சி. [mayaiyal nigazhum mayakka vunarchi.] (சிவஞானபோத பாஷ்யம் [sivagnanapotha pashyam] 2, 2).

3. Confusion, distraction; திகைப்பு. மோகமெங்கு முளவாக [thigaippu. mogamengu mulavaga] (கம்பராமாயணம் நாகபாச. [kambaramayanam nagapasa.] 84).

4. Fascination due to love; infatuation; காமமயக்கம். [kamamayakkam.]

5. Love, affection; ஆசை. [asai.]

6. See மோகநட்சத்திரம். [moganadsathiram.] (விதானமாலை குணாகுண. [vithanamalai kunaguna.] 41, உரை. [urai.])

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Mōkam (மோகம்) noun < mōghā. Trumpet-flower. See பாதிரி¹. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [pathiri¹. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Mōkam (மோகம்) noun See மோசம்². ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [mosam². ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Mōkam (மோகம்) noun Buttermilk; மோர். மோகமுறை யிணக்கம் [mor. mogamurai yinakkam] (அழகர்கலம்பகம் [azhagarkalambagam] 87).

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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