Kentai, Keṇṭai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKeṇṭai (கெண்டை) noun < கெண்டு-. [kendu-.] [Malayalam: keṇḍa.]
1. A fresh-water fish, Barbus; நன்னீரில் வாழும் சேல் மீன். கெண்டைபோ னயனத்தி [nanniril vazhum sel min. kendaipo nayanathi] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 91, 3).
2. Biceps; புயத்தின் முன்பக்கத்துச்சதை. [puyathin munpakkathuchathai.]
3. Enlargement of the spleen. See கெண்டைக்கட்டி. [kendaikkatti.]
4. cf. ghuṇṭa. Ankle, as carp-shaped; [கெண்டைமீன்போன்றது] கணைக்கால். கெண்டைத் தலனியக்கர் [[kendaiminponrathu] kanaikkal. kendaith thalaniyakkar] (தணிகைப்புராணம் அகத். [thanigaippuranam agath.] 488).
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Keṇṭai (கெண்டை) noun Gold or silver lace. See கண்டை³. [kandai³.]
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Keṇṭai (கெண்டை) noun perhaps from khaṇḍana. Ridicule, mockery, banter; பரிகாசம். [parigasam.] Local usage
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: Kentaikkal, Kentaikkaral, Kentaikkatti, Kentaipurattu, Kentaivatam, Kentaiviyati.
Ends with (+8): Arrukkentai, Calaikkentai, Callikkentai, Canikkentai, Cannakkentai, Carikaikkentai, Cerkentai, Curattukkentai, Karkentai, Karralaikkentai, Karu-manikentai, Karu-vilikentai, Karunkentai, Kurunkentai, Marankentai, Marittankentai, Matavaikkentai, Motakakkentai, Motakkentai, Paravukkentai.
Full-text (+19): Kentaikkal, Kentaikkatti, Motakkentai, Kentaikkaral, Cannakkentai, Venkentai, Vellarincakentai, Veliccaikkentai, Veliccakkentai, Canikkentai, Karu-vilikentai, Porkentai, Tulirkkentai, Kentaivatam, Karu-manikentai, Matavaikkentai, Arrukkentai, Kentaiviyati, Karunkentai, Carikaikkentai.
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 6.4.2 < [Section 4 - Fourth Tiruvaymoli (Kuravai aycciyarotu)]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 1 - Nature Mysticism < [Volume 4.2.1 - Philosophy of Nature]
Chapter 1.3 - Umabhaga-murti (depiction of the Mother Goddess) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]