Yavanam, Yavaṉam, Yāvaṉam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconYavaṉam (யவனம்) noun < yavana. A country variously identified with Ionia, Greece, Bactria and more recently with Arabia, one of 56 tēcam, q.v.; ஐம்பத்தாறு தேசங்களுள் ஒன்றும் கிரீசு அரேபியா முதலிய மேலைநாடுகளு ளொன்றாகக் கருதப்படுவதுமாகிய நாடு. யவனத் தச்சரும் [aimbatharu thesangalul onrum kirisu arepiya muthaliya melainadugalu lonragak karuthappaduvathumagiya nadu. yavanath thacharum] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 19, 108).
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Yavaṉam (யவனம்) noun < javana. Haste, speed; விரைவு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [viraivu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Yavaṉam (யவனம்) noun A tax paid to the Collector of a district; வரிவசூலதிகாரியிடம் செலுத்தும் வரிப்பணம். [varivasulathigariyidam seluthum varippanam.] (R. T.)
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Yāvaṉam (யாவனம்) noun cf. யவனம். [yavanam.] A land cess; நிலவரிவகை. [nilavarivagai.] (G. T n. D. I , 277.)
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: Yavanamatagoladhyaya, Yavanamunda.
Ends with: Abhyavanam, Avyavanam, Ayavanam, Coliyavanam, Duryavanam, Pantuyavanam, Tantayavanam, Vilaiyavanam.
Full-text: Yavanappelai, Duryavanam, Yavanattaccar.
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