Karanikam, Karaṇikam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Karaṇikam (கரணிகம்) noun < karaṇa.

1. Intellectual power, any one of the four anta-k-karaṇam, q.v.; அந்தக்கரணம். [anthakkaranam.] (W.)

2. A kind of dramatic action or dancing; கூத்தின்விகற் பம். [kuthinvigar pam.] (W.)

3. Copulation; கலவி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [kalavi. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

4. [Telugu: karaṇikamu.] Office of accountant. See கருணீகம். [karunigam.] Local usage

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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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