Ponnampalam, Poṉṉampalam, Pon-ampalam, Poṉṉāmpaḻam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPoṉṉampalam (பொன்னம்பலம்) [poṉ-ampalam] noun < பொன் [pon] +.
1. Golden hall; பொன்னாலமைந்த கூடம். [ponnalamaintha kudam.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை பதிகம் [silappathigaram arumbathavurai pathigam], 41, உரை. [urai.])
2. The golden hall of Chidambaram; சிதம்பரதசாஸ்திரம்்துள்ள கனக சபை. பொன்னம்பலத்து மேவியாடல் புரியா நின்றவர் [sithambarathulla kanaga sapai. ponnambalathu meviyadal puriya ninravar] (பெரியபுராணம் திருநாவுக். [periyapuranam thirunavug.] 175).
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Poṉṉāmpaḻam (பொன்னாம்பழம்) [poṉ-ām-paḻam] noun < idem. +. Soap-nut. See நெய்க்கொட்டான். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [neykkottan. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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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Partial matches: Ampalam, Am, Palam, Ponam, Ambalam, Aam, Pon, Pom.
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