Vanakkam, Vaṇakkam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaṇakkam (வணக்கம்) noun < வணங்கு-. [vanangu-.] [Telugu: vaṅgu, K. baggu, M. vaṇakkam.]
1. Bending; வளைகை. வில்வணக்கந் தீங்கு குறித்தமையான் [valaigai. vilvanakkan thingu kurithamaiyan] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 827).
2. Adoration, reverence; worship; வழிபாடு. குறைவிலா வென்னெடு வணக்கங் கூறி [vazhipadu. kuraivila vennedu vanakkang kuri] (கம்பராமாயணம் தைல. [kambaramayanam thaila.] 38).
3. Verses in praise of God, guru, etc., at the commencement of a work, one of maṅkaḷācaraṇai, q.v.; மங்களாசரணை மூன்றனுள் நூலின் முகப்பில் தெய்வம் குரு முதலிய வர்க்கு வணக்கங்கூறுகை. வாழ்த்தும் வணக்கமும் பொருளியல்புரைத்தலுமென மூவகைப்படும் [mangalasaranai munranul nulin mugappil theyvam kuru muthaliya varkku vanakkangurugai. vazhthum vanakkamum poruliyalpuraithalumena muvagaippadum] (சிவஞானபோத பாஷ்யம் மங்க. பக். [sivagnanapotha pashyam manga. pag.] 1).
4. Obedience; submission; கீழ்ப்படிகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kizhppadigai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
5. Respect, regard; கவுரவப்படுத்துகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kavuravappaduthugai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
6. Cant for an anna அணாவைக்குறிக்கும் குழூஉக்குறி. [anavaikkurikkum kuzhuukkuri.] C. N.
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: Vanakkampu.
Full-text (+28): Otukkavanakkam, Olukkavanakkam, Vikkirakavanakkam, Ulvanakkam, Teyvavanakkam, Katavulvanakkam, Mankalacaranai, Porrimai, Arccaniyam, Pucitam, Pariyutacanam, Payapatti, Vanakkavotukkam, Atapu, Vanakku, Kulaikkumpitu, Piranamam, Ativilcci, Ipatattu, Avaipparicaram.
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