Canketam, Caṅkētam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCaṅkētam (சங்கேதம்) noun < saṅ-kēta.
1. Preconcerted sign, signal; குறி. [kuri.]
2. Agreement, stipulation, understanding between parties; உடன்படிக்கை. [udanpadikkai.]
3. Sense of solidarity due to religious or social identity; சாதிசமயங்களால் உள தாகும் ஒற்றுமையுணர்ச்சி. [sathisamayangalal thiruvisaippa thagum orrumaiyunarchi.] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 735, உரை. [urai.])
4. Conventional terms limited to trades, professions. See குழூஉக்குறி. [kuzhuukkuri.]
5. Word of assurance; உறுதிமொழி. எனக்கோர் சங்கேதஞ் சொன்னால் [uruthimozhi. enakkor sangethagn sonnal] (சேதுபுராணம் சாத்தி. [sethupuranam sathi.] 17).
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Caṅkētam (சங்கேதம்) noun Land assigned to a temple and made tax-free; கோயிலுக்கு இறையனாரகப் பொருள் யிலியாக விடப்பட்ட மானிய நிலம். [koyilukku iraiyanaragap porul yiliyaga vidappatta maniya nilam.] Nāñ.
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