Mancilai, Mañcilai, Maṇcilai, Maṇcīlai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Mañcilai (மஞ்சிலை) noun probably from மண்சிலை. [mansilai.] Brick; செங்கல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [sengal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Maṇcilai (மண்சிலை) [maṇ-cilai] noun < idem. +. Red ochre; கற்காவி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [karkavi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Maṇcīlai (மண்சீலை) [maṇ-cīlai] noun < idem. +. Piece of cloth coated with luting and tied either round the mouth of the pot for calcining medicines or round the medicines to be calcined; மருந்து புடமிடக் கலத்தின்மேற் சுற்றும் மண்ணூட்டிய துணி. [marunthu pudamidag kalathinmer surrum mannuttiya thuni.] Colloq.

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