Pirayocanam, Pirayōcaṉam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pirayōcaṉam (பிரயோசனம்) noun < pra-yōjana.

1. Usefulness; பயன்படுகை. [payanpadugai.]

2. Profit, advantage; ஆதாயம். [athayam.]

3. Result of actions, good or bad; reward; பயன். (நன்னூல் விருத்தியுரை சிறப்புப்பாயி.) [payan. (nannul viruthiyurai sirappuppayi.)]

4. Ceremonial rites, as in a wedding; சடங்கு. [sadangu.] Madras usage

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Pirayōcaṉam (பிரயோசனம்) noun < pra-yōjana. Curry; வியஞ்சனம். [viyanchanam.] Local usage

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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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