Piralayam, Piraḷayam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPiraḷayam (பிரளயம்) noun < pra-laya.
1. End of a Kalpa when the destruction of the world occurs; கற்பமுடிவு. [karpamudivu.] (கூர்மபுராணம் பிராகிருத. [kurmapuranam piragirutha.] 1.)
2. Dissolution, destruction, annihilation; அழிவு. [azhivu.]
3. Flood, inundation; வெள்ளம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vellam. (pingalagandu)]
4. A large number; ஒரு பேரெண். பிரளயத்தினிற் றிரளவே [oru peren. piralayathinir riralave] (கலிங்கத்துப்பரணி [kalingathupparani] 330, புதுப். [puthup.]).
5. Division of an army consisting of 243 elephants, 243 chariots, 729 horses and 1215 foot-soldiers; 243 யானை களும் [yanai kalum], 243 தேர்களும் [therkalum], 729 குதிரைகளும் [kuthiraigalum], 1215 காலாட்களுங் கொண்ட படை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kaladkalung konda padai. (pingalagandu)]
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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Ends with: Akkinippiralayam, Attiyantikapiralayam, Calappiralayam, Ekappiralayam, Manuppiralayam, Mattimappiralayam, Naimittikappiralayam, Nittiyappiralayam, Pirakirutappiralayam, Piramantappiralayam, Piramappiralayam, Yukantappiralayam.
Full-text: Piramappiralayam, Pirakirutappiralayam, Nittiyappiralayam, Naimittikappiralayam, Calappiralayam, Ekappiralayam, Mattimappiralayam, Pilayam, Yukantappiralayam, Attiyantikapiralayam, Piramantappiralayam, Akkinippiralayam, Tiriya, Manuppiralayam.
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