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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKarapam (கரபம்) noun < karabha.
1. Metacarpus, the part of the hand between the wrist and fingers; மணிக்கட்டிலிருந்து விரல்வரையில் உள்ள பகுதி. யானைத் தடவுடைக் கையுங் கரபமும் [manikkattilirunthu viralvaraiyil ulla paguthi. yanaith thadavudaig kaiyung karapamum] (திருவிளையாடற் புராணம் உக்கிர. வேல்வளை. [thiruvilaiyadar puranam ukkira. velvalai.] 39).
2. Elephant; யானை. ஒருநாற் றந்தக் கரபத்தி னண்ணல் [yanai. orunar ranthag karapathi nannal] (கந்தபு. அசமுகிந. [kanthapu. asamugina.] 22).
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Karapam (கரபம்) noun probably from gardabha. Ass; கழுதை. [kazhuthai.] (W.)
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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