Namakaranam, Nāmakaraṇam, Nama-karanam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNāmakaraṇam (நாமகரணம்) [nāma-karaṇam] noun < nāma-karaṇa. Ceremony of naming a child on the 11th day after birth, one of cōṭaca-camskāram, q. v.; சோடசசம்ஸ்காரத்துள் பிறந்தகுழந்தைக்குப் பதினொராநாளிற் பெயரிடுவதான சடங்கு. மாதவிமகட்கு நாமகரணம் பண்ணுவோமென்று [sodasasamskarathul piranthaguzhanthaikkup pathinoranalir peyariduvathana sadangu. mathavimagadku namagaranam pannuvomenru] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 15, 26, உரை [urai]). (திருவானைக்காவுலா கோச்செங். [thiruvanaikkavula kocheng.] 14.)
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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Partial matches: Karanam, Nama.
Ends with: Anniya-namakaranam.
Full-text: Anniya-namakaranam, Cotacakarmam, Cotacacamskaram, Namakarana.
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