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lamia meaning in Tamil

தகடு

UK/ˈleɪmɪə//ˈleɪ.mi.ə/

lamia in Tamil: தகடு. In English, lamia means a monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.

Tamil words for lamia

தகடு

English meaning of lamia

  1. noun A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.

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lamia in a sentence

  • Coordinate term: naga

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Questions about lamia in Tamil

What is the meaning of lamia in Tamil?
Lamia in Tamil is தகடு.
lamia என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Lamia: தகடு.
What does lamia mean in English?
Lamia means a monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: lamia (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: lamia (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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