Ambiguity: Although Kayal has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Kayala.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kayal in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) acknowledging, extending recognition (to); consenting; convinced; —[karana] to bring home to; to convince (by argument); to silence; —[hona] to be convinced; to yield, to be silenced..—kayal (कायल) is alternatively transliterated as Kāyala.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kāyal (ಕಾಯಲ್):—[noun] stretch of salt water close to the coast and separated from the sea by sand spits, backwater, lagoon.

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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 Lexicon

Kayal (கயல்) noun perhaps from கயம்⁴. [kayam⁴.] Carp, a tank fish, Cyprinus fimbriatus; கெண்டைமீன். கயலெ னக் கருதிய வுண்கண் [kendaimin. kayale nag karuthiya vunkan] (ஐங்குறுநூறு [aingurunuru] 36).

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Kāyal (காயல்) noun < காய்¹-. [kay¹-.]

1. [Malayalam: kāyal.] Stretch of salt water close to the coast and separated from the sea by sand spits, backwater, lagoon; கழி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kazhi. (sudamaninigandu)]

2. Mouth of an ebbing stream; கழிமுகம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kazhimugam. (pingalagandu)]

3. Salt-pans; உப்பளம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [uppalam. (sudamaninigandu)]

4. A village in Tinnevelly District once a famous port at the mouth of the Tāmraparṇi, where Marco Polo landed; தென் கடற்கரையிலுள்ளதோர் ஊர். தென்காயற் பதியானே சீதக்காதி [then kadarkaraiyilullathor ur. thenkayar pathiyane sithakkathi] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] i, 238, 9).

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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: Kayala, Kayalaghu, Kayalaghuta, Kayalahuta, Kayalakkamaram, Kayalamkara, Kayalampuvalli, Kayalan, Kayalanama, Kayali, Kayallaya, Kayalpattanam, Kayalvili.

Ends with: Hailkayal.

Full-text: Kayalan, Uppankali, Paruppatam, Kayala, Vamana, Kayalvili, Mallika.

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Triveni Journal

Travancore, the Beautiful < [January-February 1935]

Reviews < [April 1970]

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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)

Chapter 53 - Thirukurukavur or Tirukkurukavur (Hymn 29) < [Volume 3.4 - Pilgrim’s progress: with Paravai]

Chapter 5 - Tirukkalumalam (Hymn 58) < [Volume 3.1 - Pilgrim’s progress: to Arur]

Chapter 49-50 - Thirunindravur or Tiruninriyur (Hymn 65) < [Volume 3.4 - Pilgrim’s progress: with Paravai]

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

Part 2 - The Philosophy of the Āḻvārs < [Chapter XVII - The Āḻvārs]

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