Kanmalar, Kaṇmalar: 2 definitions
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Kanmalar means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṇmalar (ಕಣ್ಮಲರ್):—[verb] = ಕಣ್ಮಲರು [kanmalaru].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaṇmalar (கண்மலர்) [kaṇmalartal] [kaṇ-malar] intransitive verb < idem. +. To open wide, as the eyes; to awake fully; விழித் தல். [vizhith thal.]
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Kaṇmalar (கண்மலர்) [kaṇmalarttal] [kaṇ-malar] intransitive verb < idem. +. See கண்மலர்¹-. [kanmalar¹-.] மார்புறவே தழீஇயினா னவள் கண்மலர்த்தாள் [marpurave thazhiiyina naval kanmalarthal] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 228).
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Kaṇmalar (கண்மலர்) [kaṇ-malar] noun < idem. +.
1. Eye comparable to a flower; மலர்போன்ற கண். [malarponra kan.]
2. An ornament resembling the eye made of gold or silver and put on an idol; விக்கிரகங்கட்கு அணியும் விழிமலர். [vikkiragangadku aniyum vizhimalar.] (S.I.I. ii, 340.)
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: Kanmalaru.
Full-text: Shri-nayana, Cenkalunir.
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