Kampali, Kampaḷi: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kampali (கம்பலி) noun probably from கம்பலை¹. [kambalai¹.] A kind of drum; பறைவகை. கம்பலி யுறுமை தக்கை [paraivagai. kambali yurumai thakkai] (கம்பராமாயணம் பிரமாத். [kambaramayanam piramath.] 5).

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Kampaḷi (கம்பளி) noun < idem.

1. Coarse, woollen blanket, woollen stuffs, hair cloth; உரோ மப்படாம். [uro mappadam.]

2. Confusion, disorder; தாறுமாறு. [tharumaru.] Colloq.

3. See கம்பளிச்செடி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [kambalichedi. (vaithiya muligai)]

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Kampaḷi (கம்பளி) noun < கம்பளம். [kambalam.] A kind of sheep; ஒருவகை யாடு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி). [oruvagai yadu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi).]

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