Vilalam, Vilālam, Vilāḷam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vilālam (விலாலம்) noun < vilāla. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])

1. Machine; யந்திரம். [yanthiram.]

2. See விலாளம் [vilalam], 1.

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Vilāḷam (விலாளம்) noun < vilāla.

1. Cat; பூனை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) அலமரு விலாளத்தைப் பார்த்து [punai. (pingalagandu) alamaru vilalathaip parthu] (விநாயகபு. [vinayagapu.] 26, 35).

2. Tom-cat; ஆண்பூனை. (திவா.) [anpunai. (thiva.)]

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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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