Pirakantam, Pirakāṇṭam, Pirakaṇṭam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pirakāṇṭam (பிரகாண்டம்) noun probably from pra-kāṇḍa. Tree; மரம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [maram. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Pirakaṇṭam (பிரகண்டம்) noun < pragaṇḍa.

1. Upper arm; புயத்தின் முற்பகுதி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [puyathin murpaguthi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

2. Bone of the upper arm, Os brachii; புய வெலும்பு. [puya velumbu.] (W.)

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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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