Vekkalam, Vekkāḷam, Vēkkāḷam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVekkāḷam (வெக்காளம்) noun perhaps from வெம்-மை [vem-mai] + காலம். [kalam.]
1. Fair weather without rain; மழை யின்றி இனிதாயிருக்குங் காலம். [mazhai yinri inithayirukkung kalam.] (W.)
2. Sultriness; புழுக்கம். [puzhukkam.]
3. Grief; துயரம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thuyaram. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Vēkkāḷam (வேக்காளம்) noun < வே-. [ve-.]
1. See வேக்காடு. [vekkadu.] Local usage
2. Anger; கோபம். [kopam.] Local usage
3. Grief, sorrow; மனத்துயர். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [manathuyar. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
4. Shyness; வெட்கம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vedkam. (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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Full-text: Vekkalippu, Vekkalappatu, Vekalam, Vekkali.
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