Malikai, Maḷikai, Mālikai, Māḷikai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMaḷikai (மளிகை) noun [Telugu: maḷiga.] See மளிகைக்கடை. [maligaikkadai.] Mod.
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Mālikai (மாலிகை) noun < mālikā.
1. Garland, string of flowers; மாலை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [vaithiya malaiyagarathi (sudamaninigandu)] (இரகுவமிசம் திக்குவி. [iraguvamisam thikkuvi.] 9.)
2. Row, series; வரிசை. [varisai.] (W.)
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Māḷikai (மாளிகை) noun < mālikā.
1. Palace; அரண்மனை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [aranmanai. (pingalagandu)]
2. Temple; கோயில். உத்தர கோச மங்கை . . . மாளிகை பாடி [koyil. uthara kosa mangai . . . maligai padi] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 16, 3).
3. Mansion; மாடமுள்ள பெரு வீடு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) மறைய வர்க்கு மாளிகைகள் பல சமைத்தார் [madamulla peru vidu. (pingalagandu) maraiya varkku maligaigal pala samaithar] (பெரியபுராணம் கோச்செங். [periyapuranam kocheng.] 16).
4. House; வீடு. (உரிச்சொல்நிகண்டு) [vidu. (uricholnigandu)]
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Mālikai (மாலிகை) noun Flax; சீமைச்சணல். [simaichanal.] Pond.
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Māḷikai (மாளிகை) noun Top floor of a storied building; மாடிவீட்டின் மேல்நிலம். [madivittin melnilam.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 2, 7, 3, வ்யா. பக். [vya. pag.] 393.)
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: Malikaiccantu, Malikainayakam, Malikaittuvarai.
Ends with: Atcamalikai, Kavalmalikai, Kirakamalikai, Manimalikai, Mantiramalikai, Natamalikai, Nilamalikai, Omalikai, Patamalikai, Ponmalikai, Rakamalikai, Tiru-currumalikai, Tottimalikai.
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