Menmalai, Mēṉmalai, Men-malai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMēṉmalai (மேன்மலை) [mēṉ-malai] noun < idem. + மலை⁴. [malai⁴.]
1. The hill where the sun sets; அத்தகிரி. கனலி . . . மேன்வைத்திய மலையகராதி குளிப்ப [athagiri. kanali . . . menmalai kulippa] (பெருங்கதை மகத. [perungathai magatha.] 7, 99).
2. A mountain range in Coorg. See சகியம்². [sagiyam².] கிளை யொடு மேன்வைத்திய மலையகராதி முற்றி [kilai yodu menmalai murri] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 12, 2).
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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