Caral, Caraḷ, Cāral: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCaral (சரல்) noun [Malayalam: caral.] See சரளை. [saralai.] Local usage
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Caraḷ (சரள்) noun See சரளை. [saralai.]
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Cāral (சாரல்) noun < சார்-. [sar-.]
1. Drawing near; கிட்டுகை. தாஞ்சாரற்கரிய தனுவளைத்தான் [kittugai. thanchararkariya thanuvalaithan] (மகாபாரதம் திரௌபதி. [magaparatham thiraupathi.] 57).
2. Side; பக்கம். மாளிகையின் சாரல் [pakkam. maligaiyin saral] (கம்பராமாயணம் ஊர்தே. [kambaramayanam urthe.] 100).
3. Side or slope of a mountain; பக்கமலை. வழையமை நறுஞ்சாரல் [pakkamalai. vazhaiyamai naruncharal] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 53).
4. Mountain; வைத்திய மலையகராதி (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vaithiya malaiyagarathi (pingalagandu)]
5. Rain driven in; தூவானம். [thuvanam.]
6. [Malayalam: cāral.] Drizzling rain from clouds gathering on hill-tops; மலையில் மேகங்கட்டிப் பெய்யுந் தூற்றல். குற்றாலத்தில் சாரல் எப்போது ஆரம்பிக்கும் [malaiyil megangattip peyyun thurral. kurralathil saral eppothu arambikkum]?
7. (Music) Gāndhāra, a secondary melody-type of the marutam class; மருதயாழ்த்திறமாகிய காந்தாரப்பண். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [maruthayazhthiramagiya kantharappan. (pingalagandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Caralai, Caralakotaramaram, Caralam, Caralantal, Caralatevataram, Caralavatti, Carali, Caralikkattu, Caralinga, Caralkattu, Caraloka, Caralu, Caralvvazham.
Ends with: Accaral, Ataicaral, Cantanaccaral, Malaiccaral, Nencaral, Pulukucaral, Vecaral.
Full-text: Saral, Caralkattu, Ataicaral, Charal, Saraladrava, Cararkattu, Cantanaccaral, Vankalam, Kshirahva, Pida, Sarala, Malaiccaral, Vatarayana, Pulaku, Tannam, Acumpu, Tulavu, Kutam.
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