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பழ (paḻa) + -மை (-mai). Cognate with Malayalam പഴമ (paḻama).
பழமை • (paḻamai)
- antiquity, oldness, ancientness
- ancient history, chronicle
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “பழமை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press