Pottanam, Poṭṭaṇam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Poṭṭaṇam (பொட்டணம்) noun cf. பொட்ட லம். [potta lam.] [Telugu: poṭṇamu, K. poṭṭaṇa.] (W.)

1. Small bundle, parcel; சிறு மூட்டை. [siru muttai.]

2. Bundle of drugs, leaves, etc., tied in a piece of cloth and used in fomentation; ஒத்தடமிடும் சீலைப்பந்து. [othadamidum silaippanthu.]

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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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