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Vimpam (விம்பம்) noun < bimba.
1. Disc, as of the sun, moon, etc.; வட்டம். தார்மார்பமு முகவிம்பமும் [vattam. tharmarpamu mugavimbamum] (தக்கயாகப்பரணி [thakkayagapparani] 10).
2. Form, shape, figure; வடிவம். [vadivam.] (W.)
3. Image, idol; விக்கிரகம். கடவுளின் விம்பமும் வெகுளியிற் பிடுங்குவர் [vikkiragam. kadavulin vimbamum veguliyir pidunguvar] (திருக்காளத். பு. யுகதரும. [thirukkalath. pu. yugatharuma.] 16).
4. Shadow, reflection; பிரதிபிம்பம். தூவுபனி நீர்விம்ப வனுமிதா காசம் [pirathipimbam. thuvupani nirvimba vanumitha kasam] (வேதாந்த சூளாமணிமணிமேகலை [vethanda sulamani] 33).
5. Body; உடல். [udal.] (நாமதீபநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 565.)
6. Light, splendour; ஒளி. (அரு. நி.) [oli. (aru. ni.)]
7. A common creeper of the hedges. See கொவ்வை. (திவா.) விம்பவிதழ்க் கும்பமுலை [kovvai. (thiva.) vimbavithazhk kumbamulai] (திருக்குற்றாலத் தல தருமசாமி. [thirukkurralath thala tharumasami.] 21).
8. A mineral poison. See பலண்டுறுகபாஷாணம். [palandurugapashanam.] (W.)
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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Starts with: Vimpamuttirai.
Full-text: Mukavimpam, Vimpanilai, Vimpamuttirai, Cuttamantalam, Bimba.
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