Kalacam, Kaḷācam, Kālacam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKalacam (கலசம்) noun < kalaśa.
1. Small vessel, pot; குடம். செப்பென்பன் கலசமென்பன் [kudam. seppenpan kalasamenpan] (கம்பராமாயணம் நாடவி. [kambaramayanam nadavi.] 43).
2. Censer; தூபகலசம். [thupagalasam.]
3. Cup; கிண்ணம். [kinnam.] (விவிலியநூல் மத். [viviliyanul math.] 10, 42.)
4. (Architecture) Dome, cupola; தூபி. கலசமஹால். [thupi. kalasamahal.]
5. A standard measure of capacity = 1,000 பாக்கு. [pakku.] (அபிதானசிந்தாமணிமேகலை பக். [apithanasindamani pag.] 204.)
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Kaḷācam (களாசம்) noun Cane, rattan; பிரம்பு. வேதாகமப் பவுரி வீசுங் களாசநிலை [pirambu. vethagamap pavuri visung kalasanilai] (ஒழிவிலொடுக்கம் பொது. [ozhivilodukkam pothu.] 1).
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Kālacam (காலசம்) noun probably from கால்³ [kal³] + அசை. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [asai. (agarathi nigandu)]
1. Large circular fan; பேராலவட்டம். [peralavattam.]
2. Wind; காற்று. [karru.]
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Kalacam (கலசம்) noun < kalaśa.
1. Pot of water consecrated during the worship of a deity; குறித்த தேவதையை ஆவாகனஞ் செய்தற்காக வைக்கும் பாத்திரம். [kuritha thevathaiyai avaganagn seytharkaga vaikkum pathiram.] Colloq.
2. Milk; பால். (நாநார்த்த.) [pal. (nagarthathipigai)]
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Starts with: Kalacampa.
Ends with: Kumpakalacam, Parkalacam, Porkalacam, Tiru-mutikalacam, Tupakalacam.
Full-text: Tupakalacam, Parkalacam, Kalacan, Tiru-mutikalacam, Porkalacam, Kumpakalacam, Kalayam, Cikaramvai, Tacumpu, Patalai.
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