Vilakkam, Viḷakkam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVilakkam (விலக்கம்) noun < விலகு-. [vilagu-.]
1. Sparseness, as of plants placed apart; separation; விலகியிருக்கை. [vilagiyirukkai.]
2. Menses; மாதவிடாய். [mathaviday.]
3. Desertion of a place; ஊரைவிட்டு நீங்குகை. [uraivittu ningugai.] (W.)
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Vilakkam (விலக்கம்) noun < விலக்கு-. [vilakku-.]
1. Prohibition; வழங்காமல் விலக்குகை. [vazhangamal vilakkugai.]
2. See விலக்கடி¹ [vilakkadi¹],
5. (W.)
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Viḷakkam (விளக்கம்) noun < விளங்கு-. [vilangu-.] [K. beḷahu.]
1. Elucidation, explanation; தெளி வான பொருள். [theli vana porul.]
2. Clearness; perspicuity; தெளிவு. நீ சொல்வது விளக்கமாக இல்லை. [thelivu. ni solvathu vilakkamaga illai.]
3. Light; ஒளி. ஊர்சுடு விளக்கத்து [oli. ursudu vilakkathu] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 7).
4. Phase of the moon; சந்திரகலை. (சதுராகராதி) [santhiragalai. (sathuragarathi)]
5. Lamp; விளக்கு. குடியென்னுங் குன்றா விளக்கம் [vilakku. kudiyennung kunra vilakkam] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 601).
6. Ring; மோதிரம். செவ்விரற் கொளீஇய செங்கேழ் விளக்கத்து [mothiram. sevvirar koliiya sengezh vilakkathu] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: நெடு [pathuppattu: nedu] 144).
7. Praise; புகழ். தாவில் விளக்கந் தரும் [pugazh. thavil vilakkan tharum] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 853).
8. Investigation; விசாரணை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [visaranai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
9. Court of the first instance, where evidence is taken; சாக்ஷி விசாரணை நடக்கும் நியாயஸ்தலம். [sagshi visaranai nadakkum niyayasthalam.] Pond.
10. Plenty; அதிகம். விளக்கமாய்க் கொடு. [athigam. vilakkamayk kodu.] Tinnevelly usage
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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Ends with (+3): Aka-porulvilakkam, Anuputivilakkam, Catcivilakkam, Cavukkiya-muraivilakkam, Ilakkanavilakkam, Iru-camayavilakkam, Kaivilakkam, Kalan-karaivilakkam, Kuntavilakkam, Maccavilakkam, Meynnanavilakkam, Nampi-akapporulvilakkam, Niti-nerivilakkam, Nitivilakkam, Nittaivilakkam, Pattiyavilakkam, Perumporulvilakkam, Potivilakkam, Tonnulvilakkam, Unamivilakkam.
Full-text (+273): Kaivilakkam, Catcivilakkam, Nampi-akapporulvilakkam, Pattiyavilakkam, Perumporulvilakkam, Meynnanavilakkam, Maccavilakkam, Cavukkiya-muraivilakkam, Nar-kavi-racanampi, Tonnulvilakkam, Ilakkanavilakkam, Vittukkuvilakkam, Niti-nerivilakkam, Nitivilakkam, Vaittiyanatatecikar, Potivilakkam, Nitiyolunku, Anuputivilakkam, Porulvakai, Aritacar.
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