Enai, Eṉai, Ēṇai, Ēṉaī, Ēṉai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconEṉai (எனை) adverb < என். [en.] What, why; என்ன. [enna.]
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Eṉai (எனை) < எ³. [e³.] adjectival All; எல்லாம். சுட்டுணர்வெனப்படுவ, தெனைப்பொருளுண்மைகாண் டல் [ellam. suttunarvenappaduva, thenaipporulunmaigan dal] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 27, 62). — adverb However much; எவ்வளவு. எனைப்பகை யுற்றாரும் [evvalavu. enaippagai yurrarum] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 207).
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Ēṇai (ஏணை) noun Cloth-cradle hung from a cross piece or branch; children’s hammock; புடைவைத்தொட்டில். ஏணைநின் றெடுத்த கைப்பிள்ளை [pudaivaithottil. enainin redutha kaippillai] (திருவருட்பா [thiruvarudpa], vi, பற்றறுத்தல் [parraruthal], 2).
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Ēṇai (ஏணை) noun < ஏண். [en.] Firmness, stability; நிலை. ஏணைபெற்றிட வெனக்கருள் புரிந்த [nilai. enaiperrida venakkarul purintha] (திருவருட்பா [thiruvarudpa], vi, அபயநி. [apayani.] 1).
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Ēṉaī (ஏனஈ) [ēṉai] adjectival < ஏன்². [en².] Other, the rest; மற்றை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [marrai. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Ēṉai (ஏனை) noun
1. Eel, Anguilla; மலங்கு மீன். (திவா.) [malangu min. (thiva.)]
2. A musical note; ஓர் இசைவிகற் பம். (திவா.) [or isaivigar pam. (thiva.)]
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Ēṇai (ஏணை) noun probably from ēḍa. Goat or sheep; ஆடு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [adu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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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Starts with: Enaikkumonai, Enaime, Enaippala, Enaivan, Enaivar, Enaiyatum, Enaiyavan, Enaiyuvamam.
Ends with (+14): Acaravinai, Anaicenai, Carankavinai, Caravinai, Cenai, Champenai, Cinai, Curutivinai, Cuttiravinai, Ghenaai, Inai, Iratcaniyacenai, Jenai, Kattavinai, Kattu-chenai, Kattusenai, Katu-senai, Lagrat-denai, Makaravinai, Mempenai.
Full-text: Enaiyuvamam, Enaippala, Culanmari, Kutacaturttam, Vitumpu, Vankanam, Tuli.
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