Tapanam, Tapaṉam, Tāpaṉam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTapaṉam (தபனம்) noun < tapana.
1. Heat; வெப்பம். [veppam.]
2. Hot season; வெயிற்காலம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [veyirkalam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
3. Thirst; தாகம். [thagam.] (W.)
4. A hell; நரக வகை. [naraga vagai.] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 6, 181, அரும். [arum.])
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Tāpaṉam (தாபனம்) noun < sthāpana.
1. Establishing, founding, fixing; நிலைநிறுத்துகை. [nilainiruthugai.]
2. Institution, establishment; நிலையிடப்பெற்றது. [nilaiyidapperrathu.]
3. Fixing and consecrating, as an idol; பிர திட்டை செய்கை. தாபனசன்னிதான சன்னிரோதனந் தான் [pira thittai seykai. thapanasannithana sannirothanan than] (சிவரகசியம் பசாசுமோ. [sivaragasiyam pasasumo.] 11).
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: Tapanamani, Tapanamantapam, Tapanamshu.
Ends with (+2): Caiva-pancatapanam, Cakkarastapanam, Cakkarattapanam, Cilastapanam, Kopalatapanam, Kumpastapanam, Kural-valaitapanam, Makacantapanam, Manmatapanam, Mantirastapanam, Nir-paitapanam, Palastapanam, Palattapanam, Pashanastapanam, Patanattapanam, Puppucatapanam, Sampratapanam, Stapanam, Uttapanam, Vapastapanam.
Full-text: Puppucatapanam, Cakkarattapanam, Stapanam, Stapakam, Palattapanam, Vapastapanam, Patanattapanam, Yantiratapanam, Nir-paitapanam, Kopalatapanam, Tupippiratishtai, Kural-valaitapanam, Koyirpiratishtai, Caiva-pancatapanam, Tapitam.
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