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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconSaṅkam (ஸங்கம்) noun < saṅ-ga. See சங்கம்.¹ [sangam.¹]
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Saṅkam (ஸங்கம்) noun < saṅgha. See சங்கம்². [sangam².]
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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Starts with (+7): Canka-mataipalli, Cankamalinkam, Cankamam, Cankamanti, Cankamar, Cankamilar, Cankamuttirai, Cankamvanki, Cankamvanku, Samkamaga, Samkamani, Samkamiya, Sankama, Sankamanatta Theri, Sankamati, Sankami, Sankamitva, Sankamma, Sankampati, Sankampeti.
Ends with (+36): Acankam, Aikkiya-nanavacankam, Alocanaiccankam, Apacankam, Apashankam, Aracankam, Arucankam, Ashankam, Atikappiracankam, Atipaticcankam, Atippiracankam, Cakkarakapirasankam, Carcankam, Cata-koticankam, Catucankam, Cavicankam, Cen-ciluvaicankam, Iracankam, Kacankam, Kanakaccankam.
Full-text (+320): Sangam, Mutarcankam, Sangama, Satsankam, Sarva-kalasankam, Mahasankam, Mamulanar, Kutturavuccankam, Cankakala-maṉṉar-kalanilai-varalaṟu, Nallantuvanar, Purananuru, Cankamvanku, Naccumanar, Tayccankam, Nari-veruutalaiyar, Piravecakkattanam, Elam, Cankakkappu, Mapuranam, Kanaiyan.
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