Nakal, Nakaḻ, Nakaḷ, Nākal: 2 definitions
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Ambiguity: Although Nakal has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Nakala.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNakal in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a copy, duplicate; imitation; mimicking, mimicry; ~[ci] a mimicker; an imitator; one who copies; ~[navisa] a copyist; ~[navisi] the office or work of a copyist; copying; —[karana] to play the ape, to imitate; —[ke lie bhi akala cahie] even imitation has to be accomplished with a touch of intelligence; —[ko akla kya] why use your wits for imitation !; —[hi sacci khushamada hai] imitation is the sincerest flattery..—nakal (नकल) is alternatively transliterated as Nakala.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNakal (நகல்) noun < நகு-. [nagu-.] [K. Travancore usage nakali.]
1. Smiling, laughing; சிரிக்கை. [sirikkai.]
2. Rejoicing, gladness; மகிழ்ச்சி. தம்முட் குழீஇ நகலி னினிதாயின் [magizhchi. thammud kuzhii nagali ninithayin] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 137).
3. Friendship; நட்பு. நகலானா நன் னய மென்னுஞ் செருக்கு [nadpu. nagalana nan naya mennugn serukku] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 860).
4. Ridicule, derision; பரிகாசம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [parigasam. (pingalagandu)]
5. Brilliance; பிரகாசம். (அரு. நி.) [piragasam. (aru. ni.)]
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Nakal (நகல்) noun < Urdu naql. Duplicate, copy, opposed to acal; பிரதி. [pirathi.] Colloq.
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Nakaḻ (நகழ்) [nakaḻtal] 4 intransitive verb cf. அகழ்¹-. [agazh¹-.] To suffer acute pain; துன்பப்படுதல். நகழமால் வரைக் கீழிட் டரக்கர்கோனை [thunpappaduthal. nagazhamal varaig kizhid darakkarkonai] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 175, 10).
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Nakaḻ (நகழ்) [nakaḻtal] 4 intransitive verb See நகள்¹-. [nagal¹-.] நகழ்வன சில [nagazhvana sila] (கம்பராமாயணம் அதிகா. [kambaramayanam athiga.] 136).
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Nakaḷ (நகள்) [nakaḷ(ḷu)tal] 2 intransitive verb < நகர்-. [nagar-.] To creep, crawl along; நகர்ந்து செல்லுதல். [nagarnthu selluthal.] (W.)
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Nakaḷ (நகள்) [nakaḷ(ḷu)tal] 2 intransitive verb cf. நகழ்¹-. [nagazh¹-.] To be crushed; நசுக்குண்ணுதல். [nasukkunnuthal.] Local usage
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Nākal (நாகல்) noun Corr. of நாவல். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [naval. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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 (+2): Nakala, Nakalaci, Nakalajhakala, Nakalalanang, Nakalanavisa, Nakalanavishi, Nakalanem, Nakalatai, Nakalayam, Nakale, Nakalejhakale, Nakalekai, Nakali, Nakaligara, Nakalinkam, Nakaloka, Nakalokam, Nakalondo, Nakalu, Nakalvatanam.
Ends with: Cahinakal, Camuttira-varunakal, Kanakal, Mancurnakal, Monakal, Sunnakal.
Full-text: Mancurnakal, Nakalvatanam, Nagal, Cahinakal, Pakarppu, Piraticcittu, Kaippakarppu, Patircittu, Hastinakha, Macota, Nakala, Nakha, Cavatu, Pirati, Nakkal, Kappi, Cappu, Vacam.
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