Mancatkuli, Mañcaṭkuḷi, Mancat-kuli: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Mañcaṭkuḷi (மஞ்சட்குளி) [mañcaṭkuḷittal] [mañcaṭ-kuḷi] intransitive verb < idem. +.

1. To smear the face and the body with a thin paste of turmeric, as women in bathing; மகளிர் நீராடும்போது உடலுக்கு மஞ்சள் தடவி முழுகுதல். [magalir niradumbothu udalukku manchal thadavi muzhuguthal.]

2. To consider oneself as a woman, said of a man in derision; பெண் டன்மையனாகுதல். அந்தக் காரியத்தை நிறை வேற்றாமற்போனால் நான் மஞ்சட்குளிக்கிறேன். [pen danmaiyanaguthal. anthag kariyathai nirai verramarponal nan manchadkulikkiren.] Local usage

3. To become yellow, as trees in water-logged places; மரமுதலியன மஞ்சள் நிறங்கொள்ளுதல். [maramuthaliyana manchal nirangolluthal.]

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Mañcaṭkuḷi (மஞ்சட்குளி) [mañcaṭ-kuḷi] noun < idem. +.

1. Bath after smearing the face and the body with turmeric paste; மஞ்சள் தேய்த்துக் குளிக்கை. மஞ்சட் குளியை மறவாதே (விறலிவிடுதூது) [manchal theythug kulikkai. manchad kuliyai maravathe (viralividuthuthu)]

2. See மஞ்சணீர் விளையாட்டு. [manchanir vilaiyattu.] Local usage

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Mañcaṭkuḷi (மஞ்சட்குளி) [mañcaṭkuḷittal] [mañcaṭ-kuḷi] intransitive verb < idem. +. To lead a fashionable life; இடம்பமாய் வாழ்தல். கொஞ்சி நீ மஞ்சட்குளிக்கிறாய் [idambamay vazhthal. konchi ni manchadkulikkiray] (பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற் திருமுக. [panchathandirap padar thirumuga.] 1217).

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