Piramatanam, Piramataṉam, Piramatāṉam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Piramataṉam (பிரமதனம்) noun < pra-mathana. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])

1. Churning; கடைகை. [kadaigai.]

2. Murder, slaughter; கொலை. [kolai.]

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Piramatāṉam (பிரமதானம்) [pirama-tāṉam] noun < brahma-dāna.

1. Gift to Brahmins; பிராமணருக்குச் செய்யுந் தானம். [piramanarukkus seyyun thanam.] (T. A. S. v, 207.)

2. Teaching the Vēdas; வேதத்தைக் கற்பிக்கை. [vethathaig karpikkai.]

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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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