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Kapittam means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKapittam (கபித்தம்) noun < kapittha.
1. Wood-apple. See விளா. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vila. (pingalagandu)]
2. (Nāṭya.) A gesture with one hand in which the tips of the thumb and of the forefinger are closely joined while the other three fingers are held loose, one of 33 iṇaiyā-viṉai-k-kai, q.v.; சுட்டு விரல்நுனியும் பெருவிரல் நுனியும் உகிர்நுனைகௌவ ஒழிந்த மூன்றுவிரலும் மெல்லெனப்பிடிக்கும் இணை யாவினைக்கை. [suttu viralnuniyum peruviral nuniyum ugirnunaigauva ozhintha munruviralum mellenappidikkum inai yavinaikkai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 18, உரை. [urai.])
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Kapittam (கபித்தம்) noun A plant that yields an odoriferous medicinal oil. See கொட்டிக்கிழங்கு. (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம்) [kottikkizhangu. (thailavarukkachurukkam)]
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: Alocakapittam, Makakapittam, Makapittam, Piracakapittam, Rancakapittam.
Full-text: Makakapittam, Inaiya-vinaikai.
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