Culai, Cuḷai, Cūlai, Cūḷai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCuḷai (சுளை) noun cf. cōla. [K. toḷe, M. cuḷa.] Pulp as of jack fruit; பலாப்பழமலையந்தாதிுதலியவற்றின் சதைப்பற்று. சாரற் பலவின் சுளையோடு [palappazhamuthaliyavarrin sathaipparru. sarar palavin sulaiyodu] (அகநா. [agana.] 2).
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Cūlai (சூலை) noun < śūlā.
1. A class of diseases including arthritic complaints, stiffness or contraction of the muscles or nerves, scrofula, rheumatism, gout, colic, spasmodic pain, complaints from irregular menses; காலந் தவறி நிகழும் மாதவிடாயால் ஏற்படும் வியாதி கீல் வாதம் முடக்குவாதம் வயிற்றுளைவு முதலிய நோய்கள். அன்னவனை யினிச்சூலை மடுத்தாள்வன் [kalan thavari nigazhum mathavidayal erpadum viyathi kil vatham mudakkuvatham vayirrulaivu muthaliya noykal. annavanai yinichulai maduthalvan] (பெரியபுராணம் திருநாவுக். [periyapuranam thirunavug.] 48).
2. Supposed position of Śiva’s trident during week-days, considered inauspicious. See வாரசூலை. [varasulai.]
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Cūḷai (சூளை) noun perhaps from சூழ்²-. [suzh²-.] [Malayalam: cūḷa.]
1. Kiln, furnace; செங்கல்முதலியன சுடும் காளவாய். அகலிரு விசும்பி னூன்றுஞ் சூளை [sengalmuthaliyana sudum kalavay. agaliru visumbi nunrugn sulai] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 228, 3).
2. Funeral pile; ஈமவிறகு. [imaviragu.]
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Cūḷai (சூளை) noun < śūlā. [K. Travancore usage sūḷe, M. cūḷa.] Prostitute; வேசி. (திவா.) பலர்ப்புணர்ந்து முயங்கு சூளையாய் முடிந்தனள் [vesi. (thiva.) palarppunarnthu muyangu sulaiyay mudinthanal] (உபதேச. உருத்திரா. [upathesa. uruthira.] 113).
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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