Purvankam, Pūrvāṅkam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPūrvāṅkam (பூர்வாங்கம்) noun < pūrva + aṅga. Anything preliminary; the preliminary rites forming part of a ceremony, as marriage; விவாக முதலியவற்றுக்குறுப்பாய் அவற்றின் முன் னிகழ்த்தப்படுவது. [vivaga muthaliyavarrukkuruppay avarrin mun nigazhthappaduvathu.]
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Pūrvāṅkam (பூர்வாங்கம்) noun < pūrvāṅga. (Music) Lower tetrachord of the octave; ஸ்தாயி யிலுள்ள முதல் நான்கு ஸ்வரங்கள். [sthayi yilulla muthal nanku svarangal.] (M us. of I nd. 63.)
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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