Talapatam, Taḷapāṭam, Talapāṭam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Taḷapāṭam (தளபாடம்) noun See தளவாடம். [thalavadam.]

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Taḷapāṭam (தளபாடம்) [taḷa-pāṭam] noun perhaps from kara-tala-pāṭha. That which is at one’s fingers' ends, as a lesson; பாடம் முகஸ்தமாயிருப்பது. [padam mugasthamayiruppathu.] Local usage

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Talapāṭam (தலபாடம்) [tala-pāṭam] noun < தலை [thalai] +. That which is thoroughly learnt, as a lesson; கடை தலைப்பாடம். [kadai thalaippadam.] Tinnevelly usage

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Taḷapāṭam (தளபாடம்) noun [Malayalam: taḷavāṭam.] Army; சேனை. திருவடிராச்சியத்துக்கு மன்னரையும் தளபாடமும் அனுப்பியருளி [senai. thiruvadirachiyathukku mannaraiyum thalapadamum anuppiyaruli] (S. I. I. vii, 21).

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