Vakanam, Vākaṉam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVākaṉam (வாகனம்) noun < vāhana.
1. Vehicle, conveyance, animal to ride on, as horse, elephant, etc.; carriage, wagon, van; ஊர்தி. உயர்ந்த வாகனயானங்கள் [urthi. uyarntha vaganayanangal] (பெரியபுராணம் தடுத்தாட். [periyapuranam thaduthad.] 20).
2. Cloth; சீலை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [silai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
3. Rough cloth, used in packing; புடைவை முதலியவற்றை வைத்துக் கட்டும் முருட்டுத்துணி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pudaivai muthaliyavarrai vaithug kattum muruttuthuni. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
4. Perseverance; விடாமுயற்சி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vidamuyarsi. (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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Starts with: Vakanamalai.
Full-text (+19): Nicavakanam, Putavakanam, Turkkaivakanam, Accuvakanam, Iracavakanam, Iraivakanam, Yamavakanam, Purushavakanam, Vayiravanvakanam, Naravakanam, Vakanakkavi, Vakanapputavai, Kaccuccattu, Vellaiyanaivakanan, Ashtaicuvariyam, Puravakini, Yantiravurti, Malurti, Muteviyurti, Urdi.
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