Vacanam, Vacaṉam, Vācaṉam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVacaṉam (வசனம்) noun < vacana.
1. Word; சொல். (திவா.) [sol. (thiva.)]
2. Speech; speaking; பேசுகை. கமனத்தோடு வசனமாம் [pesugai. kamanathodu vasanamam] (மச்சபுராணம் பிரமமு. [machapuranam piramamu.] 11).
3. Sentence; வாசகம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vasagam. (pingalagandu)]
4. See வசனநடை. [vasananadai.]
5. Proverb; aphorism; பழமலையந்தாதிொழி. [pazhamozhi.] (W.)
6. Authoritative text of the scriptures; ஆகமப் பிரமாணம். ஊகமனுபவம் வசனமூன்றுக்கு மொவ்வும் [agamap piramanam. ugamanupavam vasanamunrukku movvum] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் எங்குநிறை. [thayumanasuvamigal padal engunirai.] 3).
7. Benedictory verse from the Vēdas; ஆசீர்வாதமாகக் கூறும் வேதவாக்கியம். [asirvathamagak kurum vethavakkiyam.]
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Vacaṉam (வசனம்) noun < vasana. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. Cloth; saree; உடை. [udai.]
2. Waist-band; belt; அரைப்பட்டிகை. [araippattigai.]
3. House; residence; வீடு. [vidu.]
4. Vow of continued residence for worship in a temple; ஒரு கோயிலிற் கடவு ளைப் பிரார்த்தித்து வாசஞ்செய்யும் விரதம். திருச் செந்தூரில் இருபதுநாள் வசனமிருந்தேன். [oru koyilir kadavu laip pirarthithu vasancheyyum viratham. thirus senthuril irupathunal vasanamirunthen.] Local usage
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Vācaṉam (வாசனம்) noun < vācana.
1. Reading, reciting; வாசிப்பு. [vasippu.] (W.)
2. Voice, vocal sound; குரல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thirukkural (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Vācaṉam (வாசனம்) noun < vāsana.
1. Smell; வாசனை. [vasanai.]
2. Cloth; புடைவை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pudaivai. (pingalagandu)]
3. Knowledge; அறிவு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [arivu. (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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