Capalai, Capaḷāī, Capalāī: 3 definitions

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Capalai means something in Marathi, 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

capaḷāī (चपळाई).—f (capaḷa) Smartness, quickness, activity.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

capaḷāī (चपळाई).—f Smartness, quickness, activity.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Tamil dictionary

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Capalai (சபலை) noun < capalā.

1. Lightning; மின்னல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [minnal. (pingalagandu)]

2. Fickle-minded woman; மனத்திட்ப மற்றவள். [manathidpa marraval.] Local usage

3. Lakṣmī, the Goddess of Wealth, as inconstant; [நிலையற்றவள்] இலக்குமி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [[nilaiyarraval] ilakkumi. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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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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