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  2. Tithe - Wikipedia

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    Taxation. A tithe ( / taɪð /; from Old English: teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. [1] Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash or cheques or more recently via online giving, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in ...

  3. List of Sinhala words of Tamil origin - Wikipedia

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    These are the main ways Tamil words are incorporated into the Sinhala lexicon with different endings: With an /a/ added to Tamil words ending in /m/ and other consonants (e.g. pālam > pālama). With a /ya/ or /va/ added to words ending in vowels (e.g. araḷi > araliya). With the Tamil ending /ai/ represented as /ē/, commonly spelt /aya/.

  4. Challan - Wikipedia

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    Challan. Challan or Chalan is a common Hindi word (चालान, cālān) that has become an Indian English technical word used officially in many professional, especially financial transactions. It usually means an official form or receipt of acknowledgement or other kind of proof document, piece of paperwork, police citation, etc.

  5. Tamil language - Wikipedia

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    Tamil [b] ( தமிழ், Tamiḻ, pronounced [t̪amiɻ] ⓘ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry, and the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore.

  6. Tamil loanwords in other languages - Wikipedia

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    There are many Tamil loanwords in other languages. The Tamil language, primarily spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, has produced loanwords in many different languages, including Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew, English, Malay, native languages of Indonesia, Mauritian Creole, Tagalog, Russian, and Sinhala and Dhivehi .

  7. List of Tamil proverbs - Wikipedia

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    Its like wolf cried when the sheep got drenched in rain. தண்ணீர் வெந்நீர் ஆனாலும் நெருப்பை அணைக்கும். Even if the cold water becomes hot water, it will quench the fire. அறிவே ஆற்றல். Knowledge is power. ஆட தெரியாதவள் ...

  8. Cash - Wikipedia

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    The Tamil the word for money is kaasu, which may have been modified into 'cash'. Both words, 'kaasu' and 'cash', have the same meaning, unlike money box. The currency at the company's Bombay and Bengal administrative regions was the rupee. At Madras, however, the company's accounts were reckoned in pagodas, fractions, fanams, faluce and cash ...

  9. Economy of ancient Tamil country - Wikipedia

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    The economy of the ancient Tamil country ( Sangam era: 600 BCE – 300 CE) describes the ancient economy of a region in southern India that mostly covers the present-day states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The main economic activities were agriculture, weaving, pearl fishery, manufacturing and construction. Paddy was the most important crop; it ...