Ilankalai, Iḷaṅkālai, Ilan-kalai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Iḷaṅkālai (இளங்காலை) [iḷaṅ-kālai] noun < idem. +.

1. Early morning; அதிகாலை. இளங்காலையிற் புதுமலர் கவர்ந்து [athigalai. ilangalaiyir puthumalar kavarnthu] (செவ்வந்திப்புராணம் உறையூரழித். [sevvanthippu. uraiyurazhith.] 5).

2. Period of youth; இளமைப்பருவம். இளங்காலையே யாண்டுகொண் டரு ளிய [ilamaipparuvam. ilangalaiye yandugon daru liya] (திருவருட்பா [thiruvarudpa], 6, அருட்பெருஞ்சோதியக. [arudperunchothiyaga.] 290).

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