Pukarmukam, Pukar-mukam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pukarmukam (புகர்முகம்) [pukar-mukam] noun < idem. +.

1. Elephant, as having a spotted face; யானை. புலி யொடு பொரூஉம் புகர்முக வோதையும் [yanai. puli yodu poruum pugarmuga vothaiyum] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 25, 29).

2. A kind of arrow; ஒருவகைப் பாணம். புண்டரீ கத்தின் முகையன்ன புகர்முகம் விட்டான் [oruvagaip panam. pundari kathin mugaiyanna pugarmugam vittan] (கம்பராமாயணம் இராவணன்வதை. [kambaramayanam iravananvathai.] 108).

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