Kankuli, Kaṇkuḻi, Kan-kuli, Kaṇkūli: 1 definition

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[«previous next»] — Kankuli in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṇkuḻi (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.

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