Tamtam, Taṇṭam, Tantām: 2 definitions
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Tamtam means something in Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Ambiguity: Although Tamtam has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Tamatama.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTamtam in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a tumtum, tandem, an open horse-carriage..—tamtam (टमटम) is alternatively transliterated as Ṭamaṭama.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṬāṃṭāṃ (ಟಾಂಟಾಂ):—[noun] the act or operation of making announcements in public, usu. over a wide area, by beating drums (to attract the attention of people); ಟಾಂಟಾಂ ಮಾಡು [tamtam madu] tām tām māḍu to spread information, gossip, etc. widely.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Tamtam-mama, Tamtamana.
Full-text (+18): Iracatantam, Pushpatantam, Tamatama, Ati-tantam-pititantam, Tantamiranku, Vakkiratantam, Patutantam, Vishatantam, Ataratantam, Itutantam, Tantampiti, Pattittantam, Yokatantam, Atikaranattantam, Makatantam, Vakkuttantam, Aniyayatantam, Tirkkatantam, Atitantam, Tiri-tantacanniyaci.
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