Apatanam, Apatāṉam, Apātāṉam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconApatāṉam (அபதானம்) noun < apa-dāna. Great or noble deed; பெருஞ்செயல். இதுவன்றோ அவனுடைய அபதான மிருககிறபடி [peruncheyal. ithuvanro avanudaiya apathana mirugakirapadi] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 2, 8, 8).
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Apātāṉam (அபாதானம்) noun < apā-dāna. (Grammar) The sense of the ablative case; ஐந்தாம் வேற்றுமைப்பொருள். [aintham verrumaipporul.] (தொல். சொல். குறிப்பு, பக். [thol. sol. kurippu, pag.] 115.)
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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Ends with: Carirapatanam, Kalapatanam, Kantapatanam, Kirakapatanam, Maturapatanam, Pirapatanam, Puranapatanam, Viyapatanam.
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