Vilakkumatam, Viḷakkumāṭam, Vilakku-matam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Viḷakkumāṭam (விளக்குமாடம்) [viḷakku-māṭam] noun < idem. + மாடம்¹. [madam¹.]

1. Niche in a wall for lamps; தீபம் வைப்பதற்கான சுவர்ப்புரை. [thipam vaippatharkana suvarppurai.] (W.)

2. Place for lights in a temple; திருவிளக்கிடும் கோயிலிடம். [thiruvilakkidum koyilidam.] (T. A. S. i, 176.)

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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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