Teymanam, Tēymāṉam, Tey-manam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tēymāṉam (தேய்மானம்) [tēy-māṉam] noun < தேய்¹- [they¹-] +. [Telugu: K. tēmāna, M. tēmānam.]

1. Loss by wear and tear; தேய்வு. [theyvu.]

2. Loss sustained in testing gold by rubbing on a touchstone; பொன்னை உரைத்தலால் உண்டாம் குறைவு. [ponnai uraithalal undam kuraivu.]

3. Frugality, parsimony; சிக்கனம். [sikkanam.] (W.)

4. [Telugu: tēmānamu.] Laziness; சோம்பல். [sombal.] (W.)

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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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