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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vamaṉam (வமனம்) noun < vamana. Vomiting; வாந்தி செய்கை. [vanthi seykai.] 2. See வமனகாரி. [vamanagari.] (W.)

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Vāmaṉam (வாமனம்) noun < vāmana.

1. Dwarfishness, shortness of stature; குறள்வடிவம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kuralvadivam. (pingalagandu)]

2. See வாமனாவதாரம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vamanavatharam. (pingalagandu)]

3. See வாமனபுராணம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vamanapuranam. (pingalagandu)]

4. Male elephant of the southern direction, one of aṣṭa-tikkajam, q.v.; அஷ்டதிக்கஜங்களுள் ஒன்றான தென்றிசை யானை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ashdathikkajangalul onrana thenrisai yanai. (pingalagandu)]

5. A figure of the height of 84 inches; 84-அங்குல உயரமுள்ள உருவம். [angula uyaramulla uruvam.] (சுக்கிர நீதி [sukkira nithi], 231.)

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Vamanamrita, Vamanamudre, Vamanamunivar, Vamanamurti, Vamanamurtti.

Ends with: Avamanam, Jivamanam, Kantaruvamanam, Rattavamanam, Tevamanam, Teyvamanam, Tivamanam.

Full-text: Civapuranam, Rattavamanam, Ashtatikkajam, Vamam, Vamana.

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