Kankuli, Kaṇkuḻi, Kan-kuli, Kaṇkūli: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaṇkuḻi (கண்குழி) [kaṇ-kuḻi] noun < idem. +. Orbit of the eye, socket; கண்கூடு. [kankudu.]
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Kaṇkuḻi (கண்குழி) [kaṇkuḻital] [kaṇ-kuḻi] intransitive verb < idem. +. To suffer sinking of the eyes, by disease, by emaciation; விழி உள்ளடங்குதல். [vizhi ulladanguthal.]
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Kaṇkūli (கண்கூலி) [kaṇ-kūli] noun < idem. +. [Malayalam: kaṇ-kūli.] Present for finding a lost article; இழந்த பொருளைக் கண்டுபிடித்ததற்குக் கொடுக்கும் வெகுமதி. [izhantha porulaig kandupidithatharkug kodukkum vegumathi.] (W.)
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Kaṇkūli (கண்கூலி) [kaṇ-kūli] noun < idem. +.
1. An ancient tax; பழமொழிைய வரிவகை. [pazhaiya varivagai.] (S. I. I. iv, 122.)
2. Commission of the conductor of a chitfund; சீட்டுநடத்துவதற்காகக் கரைசுவான் எடுத்துக்கொள் ளுந் தொகை. [sittunadathuvatharkagak karaisuvan eduthukkol lun thogai.] Nāñ.
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kuli, Kooli, Kan, Kaan.
Starts with: Kankulir, Kankulircci, Kankulivu.
Full-text: Kankuvalai, Kankulivu, Kankutu, Kuvalai.
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