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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVemmai (வெம்மை) noun [Telugu: umma, M. vemma.]
1. Heat; glow; வெப்பம். அழலன்ன வெம்மையால் [veppam. azhalanna vemmaiyal] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 11).
2. Severity, harshness; cruelty; கடுமை. [kadumai.] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 744.)
3. Anger, wrath; கோபம். வேகயானை வெம்மையிற் கைக்கொள [kopam. vegayanai vemmaiyir kaikkola] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 15, 47).
4. Desire; விருப்பம். [viruppam.] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 334.)
5. Might, valour; பராக்கிரமம். உலகநீதி மூன்றுமென் வெம்மையி னாண்டது [parakkiramam. ulaganithi munrumen vemmaiyi nandathu] (கம்பராமாயணம் அதிகா. [kambaramayanam athiga.] 4).
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Vemmai (வெம்மை) noun Extreme pain or distress; கொடுந் துன்பம். வெந்த புண்ணிடை வேல் பட்ட வெம்மையான் [kodun thunpam. ventha punnidai vel patta vemmaiyan] (கம்பராமாயணம் இராவணன்சோக. [kambaramayanam iravanansoga.] 10).
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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