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புற்கலம் • (puṟkalam)
- body
- Synonym: சரீரம் (carīram)
- matter, as the non-living part of creation
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “புற்கலம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press