Unmattam, Uṉmattam, Un-mattam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconUṉmattam (உன்மத்தம்) [uṉ-mattam] noun < un-matta.
1. Madness, infatuation, frenzy; வெறி. உன்மத்த மேற்கொண் டுழிதருமே [veri. unmatha merkon duzhitharume] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 5, 7).
2. Stupor, induced by drugs or mantras; மயக்கம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [mayakkam. (pingalagandu)]
3. The arrow of Kāma whose dart makes one mad on account of love; காமன்கணைகளுள் பைத் தியமுண்டாக்குவது. (ஆசிரிய நிகண்டு) [kamankanaigalul paith thiyamundakkuvathu. (asiriya nigandu)]
4. Action of one of the five arrows of Kāma; காமனைங்கணைகளி லொன்றன் செயல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kamanainganaigali lonran seyal. (pingalagandu)]
5. Thorn-apple. See ஊமத்தை. (திவா.) [umathai. (thiva.)]
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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Partial matches: Matta, Un, Matam.
Starts with: Unmattamurti.
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