Dictionary meanings for ācam from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. 1 To sip, lick, lap drink (a small quantity); nāceme himamapi vāri vāraṇena Ki. 7. 34; paryāpta- mācāmati U. 4. 1; Bv. 4. 38; Ms. 2. 60, 5. 139.
2 To rinse the mouth (with instr. of the thing); Ms. 2. 61.
3 To lick up, dry or drink up, absorb; ācāmati svedalavān mukhe te R. 13. 20. Caus. To cause to sip water; Ms. 3. 251, 5. 142.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
-cāmati (Pa1n2. 7-3, 75) to sip (water) from the palm of the hand for purification (with instr. Mn. ii, 61;) S3Br.; TBr. &c; (perf. 3. p. -cemuḥ) to lap up, lick up, absorb, cause to disappear (as the winds lick up moisture Ragh. ix, 68; xiii, 20): Caus.... n. sipping water from the palm of the hand (before religious ceremonies, before meals, &c) for purification A1p. &c 131,2 22869 n. ([ it is not the custom to...