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Ultimately from Sanskrit धान्य (dhānya)
தானியம் • (tāṉiyam)
- grain, cereals
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “தானியம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “தானியம்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House