Nikamam, Nikāmaṃ, Nikāmam: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNikāmaṃ (ನಿಕಾಮಂ):—[adverb] to one’s satisfaction.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNikamam (நிகமம்) noun < ni-gama.
1. Conclusion; முடிவு. நிகமத்தில் இத்திருவாய்மொழி [mudivu. nigamathil ithiruvaymozhi] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 1, 8, 11).
2. Vēdas; வேதம். நிகமாகமம் விதித்த நீதி [vetham. nigamagamam vithitha nithi] (சிவபிரகாசம் சிவஞா. நெஞ். [sivapiragasam sivagna. negn.] 21, 7).
3. Town, city; நகரம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [nagaram. (sudamaninigandu)]
4. Street, thoroughfare; நெடுந் தெரு. நீண்டவந் நிகமம் புக்க நிமலன் [nedun theru. nindavan nigamam pukka nimalan] (கந்தபு. ததீசியுத். [kanthapu. thathisiyuth.] 83).
5. Bazaar; கடைவீதி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kadaivithi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
6. Trade; வியாபாரம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [viyaparam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
7. A caravan of merchants; வாணிகக் கூட்டம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vanigak kuttam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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: Nikamamina.
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