Cirunki, Ciruṅki: 1 definition

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Ciruṅki (சிருங்கி) noun < śṛṅgī.

1. An antidote for poison; விஷம்போக்கும் ஒருவகை மருந்து. தீற்றுதுஞ் சிருங்கி யென்பார் [vishambokkum oruvagai marunthu. thirruthugn sirungi yenpar] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1277).

2. Gold; பொன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pon. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Ciruṅki (சிருங்கி) noun < śṛṅgavēra. Dried ginger; சுக்கு. [sukku.] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1277, உரை. [urai.])

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Ciruṅki (சிருங்கி) noun < śṛṅgin. An inauspicious mark at the base of a horse’s ear; குதிரை யின் காதடியிலுள்ள தீச்சுழி வகை. [kuthirai yin kathadiyilulla thichuzhi vagai.] (சுக்கிர நீதி [sukkira nithi], 316.)

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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