Pirakcakkaram, Pirākcakkaram, Pirak-cakkaram: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pirākcakkaram (பிராக்சக்கரம்) [pirāk-cakkaram] noun < prāc +. The epicycle employed in calculating the precession of the equinoxes; அயன சலனத்தைக் கணிக்க உதவும் சக்கரம். [ayana salanathaig kanikka uthavum sakkaram.] (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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