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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVicumpu (விசும்பு) noun perhaps from viśva.
1. Visible heavens, sky; ஆகாயம். விசும்பு தைவரு வளியும் [agayam. visumbu thaivaru valiyum] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 2).
2. Svarga; தேவலோகம். (திவா.) அங்கண் விசும்பி னமரர் [thevalogam. (thiva.) angan visumbi namarar] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 373).
3. Cloud; மேகம். (திவா.) விசும்பிற் றுளிவீழி னல் லால் [megam. (thiva.) visumbir rulivizhi nal lal] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 16).
4. Direction; திசை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thisai. (pingalagandu)]
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Vicumpu (விசும்பு) [vicumputal] 5 transitive verb
1. To throw away in contempt; to toss aside; to cast away; வெறுப்புடன் விலக்குதல். [veruppudan vilakkuthal.] (W.)
2. cf. vijṛmb. To draw tight, as a rope; கயிறு முத லியவற்றைச் சுண்டி யிழுத்தல். [kayiru mutha liyavarrais sundi yizhuthal.] Tanjore usage
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Vicumpu (விசும்பு) noun < வீம்பு. [vimbu.]
1. Obstinacy; வீம்பு. விசும்புக்கு வேட்டையாடுகிறான். [vimbu. visumbukku vettaiyadugiran.]
2. Pride; கருவம். [karuvam.] Local usage
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Vicumpu (விசும்பு) [vicumputal] 5 verb < விசும்பு³. [visumbu³.] transitive To transgress; மீறுதல். [miruthal.] Local usage — intransitive To be proud or haughty; செருக்குக்கொண்டிருத்தல். மாப்பிள்ளை மிக விசும்புகிறான். [serukkukkondiruthal. mappillai miga visumbugiran.]
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