Irattinam, Irattiṉam, Irāṭṭiṉam: 1 definition
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Irattiṉam (இரத்தினம்) noun < ratna. Jewel, gem, precious stone; மணிமேகலை [manimegalai]
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Irāṭṭiṉam (இராட்டினம்) noun < Urdu rahaṭā.
1. Spinning-wheel; நூற்கும் எந்திரம் [nurkum enthiram]
2. Pulley for drawing water from a well; நீரிறைக்குங் கருவி. [niriraikkung karuvi.]
3. Reel; நூல்சுற்றுங் கருவி. [nulsurrung karuvi.]
4. Ginning machine; பஞ்சரைக்குங் கருவி. [pancharaikkung karuvi.]
5. Merry-go-round, whirligig; ஏறிவிளையாடும் சுழல்தேர். [erivilaiyadum suzhalther.]
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Irattinam (இரத்திநம்) [irattiṉam] noun Galangal; அரத்தை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [arathai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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: Irattinamalai.
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