Manal, Maṇal, Māṇal, Māṉal, Māṉāḷ: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaṇal (ಮಣಲ್):—[noun] = ಮಣಲು [manalu].
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 LexiconMaṇal (மணல்) noun < மண்¹. [man¹.] [Kanarese, Malayalam: maṇal.]
1. Sand; gravel; பொடியாயுள்ள பிதிர்மண். பெரு மணலுலகமும் [podiyayulla pithirman. peru manalulagamum] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 5).
2. Flaw in emerald, one of eight marakata-k-kuṟṟam; q.v.; மரகதக்குற்றம் எட்டனுள் ஒன்று. [maragathakkurram ettanul onru.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 184, உரை. [urai.])
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Māṇal (மாணல்) noun < idem. (அரு. நி. [aru. ni.])
1. See மாணம். [manam.]
2. Goodness; நன்மை. [nanmai.]
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Māṉal (மானல்) noun < மான்⁷-. [man⁷-.]
1. Confusion; மயக்கம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [mayakkam. (sudamaninigandu)]
2. Doubting; சந்தே கிக்கை. [santhe kikkai.] (W.)
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Māṉal (மானல்) noun < மான்⁵-. [man⁵-.] Comparison; resemblance; ஒப்பு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [oppu. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Māṉal (மானல்) noun cf. மானம்¹. [manam¹.] Shame; இலச்சை. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [ilachai. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Māṉāḷ (மானாள்) noun < மான்¹. [man¹.] Woman; girl; பெண். ஒருத்தர்கிட்ட மானாளை விட்டேனோ (விறலிவிடுதூது) [pen. orutharkitta manalai vitteno (viralividuthuthu)]
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 (+10): Manal-kirai, Manal-varicatanku, Manala, Manalagi, Manalaimin, Manalajja, Manalakamti, Manalakkampam, Manalakshana, Manalam, Manalan, Manalayikalam, Manalayikalam, Manaldimte, Manaldinne, Manali, Manalicacceti, Manalicam, Manalik keerai, Manalik-keerai.
Ends with (+9): Canmanal, Cempumanal, Cimanal, Corimanal, Corukumanal, Iracatamanal, Iruppumanal, Iyamanal, Kamanal, Karimanal, Karumanal, Kaverimanal, Konalmanal, Kurumanal, Kuruttumanal, Matimanal, Muttumanal, Nunmanal, Parimanal, Ponmanal.
Full-text (+26): Cempumanal, Manaltaram, Utirmanal, Ulokamanal, Iracatamanal, Corimanal, Velliyamanal, Ponmanal, Kurumanal, Muttumanal, Konalmanal, Putaimanal, Iruppumanal, Kuruttumanal, Poymmanal, Kaverimanal, Corukumanal, Iyamanal, Urumalaivari, Vankamanal.
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