Taranam, Taraṅam, Taraṇam, Tāraṇam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTaraṅam (தரஙம்) [taraṇam] noun < taraṇa.
1. Crossing over, passing, going across; தாண்டுகை. தரணம் என்னும் வடமொழி கடத்தலென்னும் பொருட்டாகலான் [thandugai. tharanam ennum vadamozhi kadathalennum poruttagalan] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham] 2, 4, சிவஞா. [sivagna.]).
2. Bridge; பாலம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [palam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Taraṇam (தரணம்) noun < dharaṇa.
1. Holding, bearing, possessing; தரிக்கை. [tharikkai.]
2. Rice; அரிசி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [arisi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Tāraṇam (தாரணம்) noun < dhāraṇa.
1. Holding, keeping, sustaining, bearing, investing, wearing; தரிக்கை. நாமதாரணம் பண்ணிக்கொண் டான். [tharikkai. namatharanam pannikkon dan.]
2. Stability, firmness, steadiness, constancy; உறுதி. [uruthi.] (W.)
3. Enduring, lasting, continuance; நிலைத்திருக்கை. [nilaithirukkai.] (W.)
4. See தாரணை¹ [tharanai¹],
4. 5. See தாரணநட்சத்திரம். குருகரவங் கேட்டை யாதிரை தாரணம் [tharananadsathiram. kurugaravang kettai yathirai tharanam] (விதானமாலை பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற்ாங். [vithanamalai panchang.] 20).
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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