Payacam, Pāyacam, Pāyācam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPayacam (பயசம்) noun See பயசு [payasu], 1, 2. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி. [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi.])
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Pāyacam (பாயசம்) noun < pāyasa.
1. A semi-liquid food prepared of milk, rice, sago, etc., mixed with sugar or jaggery; பால் அரிசி சர்க்கரை அல்லது வெல்லம் முதலியவற்றோடு சேர்த் துச் செய்யும் நெகிழ்ச்சியான இன்னமுது. [pal arisi sarkkarai allathu vellam muthaliyavarrodu serth thus seyyum negizhchiyana innamuthu.]
2. A plant. See பாற்சொற்றி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [parsorri. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Pāyācam (பாயாசம்) noun Corr. of பாயசம். [payasam.] Colloq.
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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