Amil, Āmīl, Amiḻ: 5 definitions

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Amil means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Āmīl (आमील्).—1 P. To close (the eyes); नेत्रे चामीलयन्नेष (netre cāmīlayanneṣa) Kāv. 2.11; to shut; चैतन्यमामीलयन् (caitanyamāmīlayan) Mv.2.22 benumbing; धाराकदम्बरजोवृष्टिषु चामीलयन् (dhārākadambarajovṛṣṭiṣu cāmīlayan) K.33 being absorbed in.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āmīl (आमील्).—& vyā [Causative] close (the eyes).

Āmīl is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and mīl (मील्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āmīl (आमील्):—[=ā-√mīl] [Causal] [Parasmaipada] -mīlayati, to close the eyes, [Kāvyādarśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Daśakumāra-carita]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Amil (ಅಮಿಲ್):—

1) [noun] one’s work, occupation or profession; business.

2) [noun] rightful concern or responsibility.

3) [noun] a post of employment; office; job; position.

4) [noun] the income from taxes, licenses, etc., as of a city, state.

5) [noun] recovery of such taxes, fees, etc. by the government.

6) [noun] the governmental officer who collects such taxes.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Amil (அமில்) noun Dialectal variant of அமல். [amal.]

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Amiḻ (அமிழ்) [amiḻtal] 4 v.intransitive [Malayalam: amiḻuka.] cf. masj. To be immersed, plunged, to sink; ஆழ்தல். இன்பக்கடலூடே யமிழுவேனை [azhthal. inpakkadalude yamizhuvenai] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 78).

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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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