Marakkalam, Mara-kalam, Maṟakkaḷam: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Marakkalam (மரக்கலம்) [mara-kalam] noun < மரம் [maram] +. Ship, vessel, boat; கப்பல். மரக்கலம் பிளக்குங் கடலி டத்து [kappal. marakkalam pilakkung kadali dathu] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 8, 31, உரை [urai]).

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Maṟakkaḷam (மறக்களம்) [maṟa-kaḷam] noun < idem. +. Battlefield; போர்க்களம். மறக்களமருங்கின் . . . உயிர்த்தொகை யுண்ட [porkkalam. marakkalamarungin . . . uyirthogai yunda] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 27, 11).

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