Mankalavalttu, Maṅkalavāḻttu, Mankala-valttu: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMaṅkalavāḻttu (மங்கலவாழ்த்து) [maṅkala-vāḻttu] noun < idem. +.
1. Salutation, praise, especially in the opening or the conclusion of a poem; பிரபந்தத் தின் முதலில் அல்லது இறுதியிற் செய்யப்படும் துதி. [pirapanthath thin muthalil allathu iruthiyir seyyappadum thuthi.] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் பாயி. [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham payi.] 1, சிவஞா. [sivagna.])
2. Wedding benediction; மணமக்களுக்கு ஆசி கூறுகை. மங்கலவாழ்த் துப் பாடலும் [manamakkalukku asi kurugai. mangalavazhth thup padalum] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை பதி. [silappathigaram arumbathavurai pathi.] 63).
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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Partial matches: Valttu, Mankala, Mangala.
Full-text: Mankalacaram.
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