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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKalaṅkal (கலங்கல்) noun < கலங்கு-. [kalangu-.]
1. Turbidity, muddiness; கலங்குகை. தெளிவிலாக் கலங்க னீர்சூழ் [kalangugai. thelivilag kalanga nirsuzh] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருமாலை [nalayira thivyappirapandam thirumalai], 37).
2. Muddy water; கலங்கல்நீர். செங்கலங்கல் வெண்மணன்மேற் றவழும் [kalangalnir. sengalangal venmananmer ravazhum] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 4, 4, 7).
3. Weeping; அழுகை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [azhugai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
4. Fear; அச்சம். [acham.] (W.)
5. Perturbation; மயங்குகை. [mayangugai.]
6. Toddy; கலங்கிய கள். எமக்கே கலங்க றருமே [kalangiya kal. emakke kalanga rarume] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 298, 1).
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Kalaṅkal (கலங்கல்) noun < கலிங்கு. [kalingu.] Calingula of a tank. See கலிங்கு. [kalingu.] Local usage
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: Kalamkala, Kalamkalibhagi, Kalamkalibhava, Kalankalekha, Kalankali, Kalankalibhagin.
Ends with: Cenkalankal.
Full-text: Cenkalankal, Ceykalparikal, Pokukalam, Pokinrakalam, Mukkalam, Mummai, Pokuttu, Po.
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