Vatakam, Vaṭakam, Vātakam, Vāṭakam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaṭakam (வடகம்) noun < vaṭaka. A mixture of flour, herbs, spices, etc., made into lumps or balls and dried in the sun; அரைத்தமாவுடன் கறிச்சாமான்கள் சேர்த்துக் சமைத்து வெயிலில் உலர்த்திய சிறிய திருமடல் உருண்டை. [araithamavudan karichamankal serthug samaithu veyilil ularthiya siriya thirumadal urundai.]
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Vaṭakam (வடகம்) noun perhaps from vastra.
1. Upper garment; மேலாடை. வடகமுந் துகிலுந் தோடும் [meladai. vadagamun thugilun thodum] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 462).
2. A superior kind of cloth; துகில்வகை [thugilvagai] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 108, உரை. [urai.])
3. Skin; தோல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thol. (pingalagandu)]
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Vatakam (வதகம்) noun < vadha-ka. Death; மரணம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [maranam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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Vātakam (வாதகம்) noun < bādhaka. Hindrance, obstacle; இடையூறு. வாதகமில்லா முத்தி வரதனே [idaiyuru. vathagamilla muthi varathane] (சேதுபுராணம் தோத். [sethupuranam thoth.] 65).
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Vāṭakam (வாடகம்) noun < bhāṭa. Rent; வாடகை. [vadagai.] Local usage
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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Ends with: Amalavatakam, Ilaivatakam, Kari-amutuvatakam, Karivatakam, Karuvatakam, Kavatakam, Kulampuvatakam, Kulvatakam, Raja-kecarivatakam.
Full-text: Ilaivatakam, Kulvatakam, Vataku, Kari-amutuvatakam, Karuvatakam, Kulampuvatakam, Raja-kecarivatakam, Karivatakam, Vatam.
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