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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKapilai (கபிலை) noun [Telugu: K. kapile.] Water-lift, consisting of a large hemispherical leather or iron bucket, worked with bullocks; எருது களைக்கட்டி நீரிறைக்கும் ஏற்றம். [eruthu kalaikkatti niriraikkum erram.]
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Kapilai (கபிலை) noun < kapilā.
1. Tawny, brown or swarthy colour; புகர்நிறம். [pugarniram.] (C.G.)
2. Dim coloured cow; குராற்பசு. கபிலையொடு குட நாட் டோரூ ரீத்து [kurarpasu. kapilaiyodu kuda nad doru rithu] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 60, பதி. [pathi.]).
3. Cow of the Cuvarkkam; தெய்வப் பசு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [theyvap pasu. (sudamaninigandu)]
4. Name of the female elephant of the South-East quarter, being the mate of Puṇṭarīkam; தென் கீழ்த்திசைப் பெண்யானை. [then kizhthisaip penyanai.]
5. See கபிலவஸ்து. கரவரும் பெருமைக் கபிலையம் பதியின் [kapilavasthu. karavarum perumaig kapilaiyam pathiyin] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 26, 44).
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Kapilai (கபிலை) noun < kapilā A fragrant substance; வாசனைப்பண்டவகை. (நாமதீபநிகண்டு) [vasanaippandavagai. (namathipanigandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Ends with: Tautikapilai, Velvikkapilai.
Full-text: Velvikkapilai, Kavalaiyerram, Kavalaiccal, Ashtatikkajam, Kamalai, Kavalai.
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