Tumaketu, Tūmakētu, Tuma-ketu: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTūmakētu (தூமகேது) [tūma-kētu] noun < dhūma +.
1. Comet, one of four karantuṟaikōḷ, q. v.; கரந் துறைகோள் நான்கனுள் ஒன்றான வால்வெள்ளி. தூம கேது புவிக்கெனத் தோன்றிய [karan thuraigol nankanul onrana valvelli. thuma kethu puvikkenath thonriya] (கம்பராமாயணம் மந்தரை. [kambaramayanam mantharai.] 21.)
2. Falling star, meteor; விண்வீழ்கொள்ளி. [vinvizhkolli.] (W.)
3. Evil portent; தீமைக்குறி. [thimaikkuri.] (W.)
4. Fire-god; அக்கினி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [akkini. (pingalagandu)]
5. Cruelty; கொடுமை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kodumai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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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Partial matches: Ketu, Thuma, Tuma, Dhuma, Kedu, Duma.
Full-text: Aralaki, Avviyakti, Kanarkoti, Pukaikkoti.
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