Tavatam, Tāvaṭam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTāvaṭam (தாவடம்) noun < தாழ்¹- [thazh¹-] + வடம். [vadam.] [Telugu: tāvaḍamu.]
1. Sacred elæocarpus beads; உருத் திராக்க மாலை. கழுத்திலே தாவடம் மனத்திலே அவகடம். [uruth thirakka vaithiya malaiyagarathi kazhuthile thavadam manathile avagadam.]
2. Necklace; கழுத்திலணியுமாலை. [kazhuthilaniyumalai.] Local usage
3. A mode of wearing the sacred thread round the neck like a garland; பூணூலை மாலையாகத் தரிக்குமுறை. [punulai malaiyagath tharikkumurai.] Brāh.
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Tāvaṭam (தாவடம்) noun perhaps from தாழ்வு [thazhvu] + இடம். [idam.] See தாவளம் [thavalam], 1. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [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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Ends with: Ancu-muttutavatam, Anekantavatam, Antavatam, Apetavatam, Arputavatam, Aruttavatam, Cankirantavatam, Citavatam, Cittavatam, Cotitavatam, Curiyavarttavatam, Jakanavarttavatam, Malavirutavatam, Nikantavatam, Patca-katavatam, Petavatam, Putavatam, Tantavatam, Vitantavatam.
Full-text: Tavalakkattu, Avakatam, Ancu-muttutavatam.
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