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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconArantai (அரந்தை) noun probably from அல-. [ala-.]
1. Affliction, trouble; துன்பம். ஒருதனிவேழத் தரந்தையை . . . தீர்த்தனை [thunpam. oruthanivezhath tharanthaiyai . . . thirthanai] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். திருவெழுகூற். [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. thiruvezhugur.] 12).
2. Sorrow, distress; விதனம். துன்பத் தரந்தையிற் கன்றுபு கனலும் [vithanam. thunpath tharanthaiyir kanrupu kanalum] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 27).
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Arantai (அரந்தை) noun A primary melody-type of the kuriñci class; குறிஞ்சிப்பண். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kurinchippan. (pingalagandu)]
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Arantai (அரந்தை) noun cf. அலந்தை. [alanthai.] Tank; நீர்நிலை. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [nirnilai. (agarathi nigandu)]
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 (+10): Amutakarantai, Cankanirakkarantai, Cenkarantai, Cevayakkarantai, Chankanirakkarantai, Ciru-kottaikarantai, Cittiraikkarantai, Civakarantai, Cunaikkarantai, Curaikkarantai, Curakkarantai, Curiyakarantai, Karantai, Kolumpuccivakarantai, Kotalikkarantai, Kottaikkarantai, Kottankarantai, Kuttukkarantai, Narak-karantai, Narakarantai.
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