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From Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).
தக்கணை • (takkaṇai)
- (Hinduism) cash-gift given to a guru or temple
- Synonym: தட்சிணை (taṭciṇai)
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “தக்கணை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press