சாமணம் - Saamannam
s. see சாவணம்.
சிராவணம் - ciravanam
s. (Tel.) pincers, சாவணம்; 2. (Sans.) the month of August; ஆவணி, 3. a religious ceremony on the full-moon day in ஆவணி which comprises the commencement of the study of the Vedas with the investiture of a new sacred thread.