Cankayam, Caṅkayam, Caṅkāyam: 1 definition
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: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCaṅkayam (சங்கயம�) noun < ṃśaⲹ. Doubt; சந்தேகம். சங்க� மெய்தி யநேகாந்திகமாம் [santhegam. sangaya meythi yaneganthigamam] (மணிமேகல [manimegalai] 29, 230).
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Caṅkāyam (சங்காயம்) noun
1. Dried leaves of sugar-cane; கரும்புத்தோகைச� சருக�. [karumbuthogais sarugu.] Local usage
2. Weeds growing in paddy fields, Typha elephantina; வயலிற் களையோட� முளைக்கும் ஆனைப்புல�. மூன்று களையும� பறித்துச� சங்காயமும் வாரி� பயிர� [vayalir kalaiyodu mulaikkum anaippul. munru kalaiyum parithus sangayamum varina payir] (ஈட�-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்பட� [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 4, 2, ப்�. [pra.]).
3. Thin immature grain or chaff of black-gram, etc.; உழுந்த� துவர� முதலிய வற்றின� முற்றா� அல்லது பதரா� மணிமேகல [uzhunthu thuvarai muthaliya varrin murratha allathu patharana manimegalai] Tanjore usage
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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