Cemmani, Cemmaṇi, Cemmanige: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cemmaṇi (ಚೆಮ್ಮಣಿ):—[noun] a rare precious variety corundum with a colour varying from deep crimson or purple to pale rose; ruby.

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Cemmaṇige (ಚೆಮ್ಮಣಿಗೆ):—[noun] = ಚೆಮ್ಮಾವುಗೆ [cemmavuge].

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cemmaṇi (செம்மணி) [cem-maṇi] noun < idem. +.

1. Ruby; மாணிக்கம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [manikkam. (pingalagandu)]

2. Any of the red gems, viz., patumarākam, kuruvintam, kurundogai-takkal, māmcakanti, pavaḷam; பதுமராகம், குருவிந்தம், குருந்தக்கல், மாம்சகந்தி, பவளம் என்ற அரதனங்களில் ஒன்று. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pathumaragam, kuruvintham, kurunthakkal, mamsaganthi, pavalam enra arathanangalil onru. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

3. Red bead; சிவப்புமணிமேகலை [sivappumani.] (W.)

4. A reddish circle round the pupil of the eye; கண்ணின் கருமணியைச் சூழ்ந்துள்ள செந்நிறவட்டம். [kannin karumaniyais suzhnthulla senniravattam.] (J.)

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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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