Velamerru, Vēḷameṟṟu, Velam-erru: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vēḷameṟṟu (வேளமெற்று) [vēḷamēṟṟutal] [vēḷam-eṟṟu] transitive verb < வேளம் [velam] +. To confine ladies of rank captured in war, within a vēḷam; சிறைபிடித்த மகளிரை வேளத்தில் அமர்த்துதல். [siraipiditha magalirai velathil amarthuthal.] (S. I. I. iii, 217.)

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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.

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