Kanniyakumari, Kaṉṉiyākumari, Kanniya-kumari: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaṉṉiyākumari (கன்னியாகுமரி) [kaṉṉiyā-kumari] noun < kanyā +. [Kanarese, Malayalam: kanyākumārī.]
1. The ancient river Kanni, said to have been swallowed by the sea; குமரியாறு. [kumariyaru.] (W.)
2. Cape Comorin, the southernmost point of India, under the protection of the goddess Durgā; பரதகண்டத் தின் தென்கோடிமுனை. [parathagandath thin thenkodimunai.]
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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Partial matches: Kumari.
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