Tamai, Tāmai, Thamāi: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTamai (தமை) noun < Telugu tami. Passion, desire; ஆசை. அவனுக்கு அதிகத் தமையிருக்கிறது. [asai. avanukku athigath thamaiyirukkirathu.]
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Tamai (தமை) noun < dama. (Vēdānta.) Restraint of ñāṉēntiriyam and kaṉmēntiriyam; ஞானேந்திரியம் கன்மேந்திரியம் இவற்றை அடக்குகை. தமைதான் புறக்கரண மடக்கல் [gnanenthiriyam kanmenthiriyam ivarrai adakkugai. thamaithan purakkarana madakkal] (வேதாந்த சூளாமணிமணிமேகலை [vethanda sulamani] 11).
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Tāmai (தாமை) noun < dāman. Tethering rope for fastening cattle; தாம்புக்கயிறு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thambukkayiru. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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: Tamaiba, Tamaiyam, Tamaiyan.
Ends with (+17): Acuvakkatamai, Arramattamai, Cekkukkatamai, Cintamai, Citamai, Ekkatamai, Kacukatamai, Kantottamai, Katamai, Kompukkatamai, Kotikkatamai, Kuttamai, Mamulkatamai, Mitturuppatamai, Muccukkattamai, Mukattil-yatamai, Nattamai, Otti-tarkatamai, Palottamai, Parattamai.
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