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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 (+19): Canka-mataipalli, Cankam, Cankamalinkam, Cankamam, Cankamannar, Cankamantapam, Cankamanti, Cankamar, Cankamarupam, Cankamaruvu, Cankamay, Cankamenti, Cankamilar, Cankamiru, Cankamukam, Cankamuni, Cankamuniccittar, Cankamuttirai, Cankamvanki, Cankamvanku.
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Full-text (+523): Sangam, Cankam, Satsankam, Sarva-kalasankam, Mahasankam, Yathasangam, Apashankam, Mutarcankam, Alocanaiccankam, Tayccankam, Anakshasangam, Kutturavuccankam, Atipaticcankam, Cankamvanku, Cankamvanki, Muttiracankam, Tirkkacankam, Maturaiccankam, Catucankam, Kalacankam.
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