Teyam, Tēyam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTēyam (தேயம்) noun < tējas. See தேசு. அரனம்பலம்போற் றேயத்ததாய் [thesu. aranambalambor reyathathay] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 39).
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Tēyam (தேயம்) noun < dēya. Wealth; பொருள். தீரரா மவரே தேயத் தியாகஞ்செய் சீவன் முத்தர் [porul. thirara mavare theyath thiyaganchey sivan muthar] (ஞானவாசிட்டம் புண். [gnanavasittam pun.] 18).
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Tēyam (தேயம்) noun < dēśa. (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])
1. Country, land, district; நாடு. வரம்பிலா வுருவத்தா னெத்தேயத்தான் [nadu. varambila vuruvatha netheyathan] (கம்பராமாயணம் மகரக்கண். [kambaramayanam magarakkan.] 28).
2. Place, location, room; இடம். [idam.]
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Tēyam (தேயம்) noun < dēha. Body; உடல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [udal. (pingalagandu)]
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Tēyam (தேயம்) noun < dhyēya. That which is worthy of meditation, as God; தியானிக்கத் தகுந்தது. அறிவோர் தேயமாவது யார்க்குமெட்டாதது [thiyanikkath thagunthathu. arivor theyamavathu yarkkumettathathu] (கந்தபு. அவைபுகு. [kanthapu. avaipugu.] 126).
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Tēyam (தேயம்) noun < stēya. Theft; களவு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kalavu. (sudamaninigandu)]
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: Teyamati.
Ends with: Apiteyam, Asteyam, Atteyam, Cakteyam, Markkanteyam, Mattiyateyam, Mautteyam, Namateyam, Nanopateyam, Nateyam, Paralokapateyam, Pateyam, Piramateyam, Upateyam, Viteyam.
Full-text: Atteyam, Mattiyateyam, Arateyan, Namateyam, Aditeya, Piramateyam, Katividha, Shraddhika, Deya, Kalapaka, Dharmya, Abhisapa, Samvid, Antara.
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