Anantal, Aṉantal: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Aṉantal (அனந்தல்) noun cf. ā-nanda.

1. Sleep, slumber; தூக்கம். அனந்த லாடேல் (ஆத்தி சூடி). [thukkam. anantha ladel (athi sudi).]

2. Drowsiness, stupor; மயக்கம். பழஞ் செருக் குற்றநும் மனந்த றீர [mayakkam. pazhagn serug kurranum manantha rira] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மலை [pathuppattu: malai] 173).

3. Low tone, soft mournful sound, as of a drum; மந்த வொலி. எடுத்தெறி யனந்தற்பறை [mantha voli. edutheri yanantharparai] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 62, 5).

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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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