Vatakam, Vaṭakam, Vātakam, Vāṭakam: 1 definition

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Vaṭakam (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

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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